Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.
The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham.
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit
amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
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Suspendisse eu libero in
arcu facilisis luctus.
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Donec iaculis nisl ac
dolor suscipit rhoncus.
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Quisque finibus nisi ut
mauris imperdiet, vitae bibendum libero rhoncus.
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Fusce egestas purus ac
risus lacinia, quis feugiat lorem bibendum.
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Nam pharetra est at
rutrum lacinia.
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Nullam ultricies felis
non risus fermentum tincidunt.
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Nunc dignissim erat sed
tortor tempor bibendum id vel nunc.
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Phasellus quis sapien
posuere, elementum lorem ac, vulputate ipsum.
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Mauris sed risus nec
enim ultrices blandit.
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Nam volutpat leo porta
interdum sagittis.
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Nullam vitae diam
rhoncus, fringilla turpis et, aliquet massa.
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Sed posuere libero
tristique euismod sagittis.
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Donec nec orci id nisl
faucibus tempus.
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