Section 1.10.32 du "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" de Ciceron (45 av. J.-C.
"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?"
Traduction de H. Rackham (1914)
"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 du "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" de Ciceron (45 av. J.-C.)
"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."
Traduction de H. Rackham (1914)
"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."
