Chapter 3
3. There are some things, then, which are to be enjoyed, others which are to
be used, others still which enjoy and use. Those things which are objects of
enjoyment make us happy. Those things which are objects of use assist, and (so
to speak) support us in our efforts after happiness, so that we can attain the
things that make us happy and rest in them. We ourselves, again, who enjoy and
use these things, being placed among both kinds of objects, if we set
ourselves to enjoy those which we ought to use, are hindered in our course,
and sometimes even led away from it; so that, getting entangled in the love of
lower gratifications, we lag behind in, or even altogether turn back from, the
pursuit of the real and proper objects of enjoyment.
This book has been accessed more than 101819 times since June 1, 2005.
