Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. For, after all, what purpose does our exercise serve, if not to derive some benefit from it? Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Except for those who, driven by greed, do not act; those who abandon their duties are at fault, for they weaken the spirit—that is, their efforts.

But so that you may understand where all this error originates—the error that accuses pleasure and praises pain—I will lay bare the whole matter and explain those very things that were spoken by the inventor of truth and, as it were, the architect of the blessed life. For no one would ever endure, hate, or flee pleasure simply because it is pleasure, but because great pains follow those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally. Nor is there anyone who loves pain simply because it is pain; rather, it is because there are times when such circumstances arise that one seeks great pleasure through toil and pain. For, to put it mildly, who among us would undertake such a laborious physical exercise unless it were to yield some benefit? But who would justly criticize the one who seeks to find pleasure in that which brings no trouble, or the one who flees from pain because it brings no pleasure?