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 pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain avoided.

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 except obtain some advantage from consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure

which is the same as saying through shrinking from toil and pain. These cases perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hours, when our power of choice untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do

David Maklam

Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain from it? But who has any right to find fault