What Is Lorem Ipsum?: Trivialidades Efímeras
What Is Lorem Ipsum?: Trivialidades Efímeras
What Is Lorem Ipsum?: Trivialidades Efímeras
The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for those
interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are
also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914
translation by H. Rackham.
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut
labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco
laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in
voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."
"Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque
laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto
beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut
odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt.
Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit,
sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat
voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit
laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit
qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat
quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"
"But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain
was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings
of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes,
or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to
pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there
anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because
occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure.
To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to
obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to
enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces
no resultant pleasure?"
"At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium
voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati
cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum
et dolorum fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero tempore,
cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo minus id quod maxime placeat
facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor repellendus. Temporibus autem
quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum necessitatibus saepe eveniet ut et voluptates
repudiandae sint et molestiae non recusandae. Itaque earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente
delectus, ut aut reiciendis voluptatibus maiores alias consequatur aut perferendis doloribus
asperiores repellat."
"On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled
and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot
foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and equal blame belongs to those who fail
in their duty through weakness of will, which is the same as saying through shrinking from toil
and pain. These cases are perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hour, when our
power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what we like
best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain avoided. But in certain circumstances
and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of business it will frequently occur that
pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances accepted. The wise man therefore always
holds in these matters to this principle of selection: he rejects pleasures to secure other greater
pleasures, or else he endures pains to avoid worse pains."