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The standard Lorem Ipsum passage, used since the 1500s

"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum
dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident,
sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."

Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC

"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?"

1914 translation by H. Rackham

"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 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC

"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."

1914 translation by H. Rackham

"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."
Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur,
adipisci velit..."
"No hay nadie que ame el dolor mismo, que lo busque, lo encuentre y lo quiera,
simplemente porque es el dolor."

Lorem Ipsum es simplemente el texto de relleno de las imprentas y archivos de

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Al contrario del pensamiento popular, el texto de Lorem Ipsum no es

simplemente texto aleatorio. Tiene sus raices en una pieza clsica de la
literatura del Latin, que data del ao 45 antes de Cristo, haciendo que este
adquiera mas de 2000 aos de antiguedad. Richard McClintock, un profesor de
Latin de la Universidad de Hampden-Sydney en Virginia, encontr una de las
palabras ms oscuras de la lengua del latn, "consecteur", en un pasaje de
Lorem Ipsum, y al seguir leyendo distintos textos del latn, descubri la fuente

indudable. Lorem Ipsum viene de las secciones 1.10.32 y 1.10.33 de "de

Finnibus Bonorum et Malorum" (Los Extremos del Bien y El Mal) por Cicero,
escrito en el ao 45 antes de Cristo. Este libro es un tratado de teora de ticas,
muy popular durante el Renacimiento. La primera linea del Lorem Ipsum,
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", viene de una linea en la seccin 1.10.32

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"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum
dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident,
sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."

Seccin 1.10.32 de "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", escrito por Cicero en el

45 antes de Cristo

"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?"

Traduccin hecha por H. Rackham en 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?"

Seccin 1.10.33 de "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", escrito por Cicero en el

45 antes de Cristo

"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."

Traduccin hecha por H. Rackham en 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."
Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur,
adipisci velit..."
"Non c nessuno a cui piaccia il dolore in s, che lo ricerchi e che voglia
riceverlo, semplicemente perch dolore..."

Lorem Ipsum un testo segnaposto utilizzato nel settore della tipografia e della
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universalmente riconosciuto che un lettore che osserva il layout di una

pagina viene distratto dal contenuto testuale se questo leggibile. Lo scopo
dellutilizzo del Lorem Ipsum che offre una normale distribuzione delle lettere
(al contrario di quanto avviene se si utilizzano brevi frasi ripetute, ad esempio
testo qui), apparendo come un normale blocco di testo leggibile. Molti
software di impaginazione e di web design utilizzano Lorem Ipsum come testo
modello. Molte versioni del testo sono state prodotte negli anni, a volte
casualmente, a volte di proposito (ad esempio inserendo passaggi ironici).

Al contrario di quanto si pensi, Lorem Ipsum non semplicemente una

sequenza casuale di caratteri. Risale ad un classico della letteratura latina del

45 AC, cosa che lo rende vecchio di 2000 anni. Richard McClintock, professore
di latino al Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, ha ricercato una delle pi
oscure parole latine, consectetur, da un passaggio del Lorem Ipsum e ha
scoperto tra i vari testi in cui citata, la fonte da cui tratto il testo, le sezioni
1.10.32 and 1.10.33 del "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" di Cicerone. Questo
testo un trattato su teorie di etica, molto popolare nel Rinascimento. La prima
riga del Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", tratta da un passaggio
della sezione 1.10.32.

Il brano standard del Lorem Ipsum usato sin dal sedicesimo secolo riprodotto
qui di seguito per coloro che fossero interessati. Anche le sezioni 1.10.32 e
1.10.33 del "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" di Cicerone sono riprodotte nella
loro forma originale, accompagnate dalla traduzione inglese del 1914 di H.
Rackham.

Esistono innumerevoli variazioni dei passaggi del Lorem Ipsum, ma la maggior

parte hanno subito delle variazioni del tempo, a causa dellinserimento di
passaggi ironici, o di sequenze casuali di caratteri palesemente poco verosimili.
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Il passaggio standard del Lorem Ipsum, utilizzato sin dal sedicesimo secolo

"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum
dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident,
sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."

La sezione 1.10.32 del "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", scritto da Cicerone

nel 45 AC

"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?"

Traduzione del 1914 di H. Rackham

"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?"

La sezione 1.10.33 del "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", scritto da Cicerone

nel 45 AC

"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."

Traduzione del 1914 di H. Rackham

"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."