Cicero Apparently Anticipated von Sacher-Masoch

If you've ever seen an example of book or magazine layout design with dummy text, chances are it begins "Lorem ipsum..." And if you've seen three or more, chances are you've noticed they usually have pretty much the same text. Well, click on that link and you'll not only learn why, you'll learn where it comes from and what it means:

From Cicero's The Extremes of Good and Evil: "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."

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