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The standard Lorem Ipsum passage, used since the 1500s

"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."

Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC

"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?"

1914 translation by H. Rackham

"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?"

Section 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC

"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."

1914 translation by H. Rackham

"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."

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