LysaData
Main page
Recent changes
Item1
Item2
Syntax
History
B
I
U
S
H2
H3
wiki-link
ext-link
img
code
list
table
date
== 20230101-2030_blog == n 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."
Password
Summary of changes
Powered by
LionWiki-t2t
. Last changed: October 31, 2024 at 12:55 PM CET
Erase cookies
Syntax
History