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.
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
- Sed vel arcu hendrerit, tincidunt ante ornare, consectetur nulla.
- Curabitur sodales ex non augue placerat, at finibus massa porttitor.
- Cras suscipit libero non lorem vulputate, eu mollis metus interdum.
- Etiam efficitur enim et faucibus volutpat.
- Quisque ultrices tortor ut est feugiat, et bibendum leo feugiat.
- Vivamus porta augue imperdiet sapien ornare, ac facilisis libero aliquam.
- Morbi ut arcu rutrum leo eleifend laoreet.
- Pellentesque hendrerit augue in orci commodo congue.
- Curabitur euismod risus ut metus pulvinar consequat.
- Nam sed neque a felis mattis dictum.
- Curabitur rutrum libero sed nisi consequat porta eget vitae odio.
- Maecenas fringilla enim ac justo semper, quis condimentum mi placerat.
- Proin laoreet erat eget dolor luctus accumsan.
- Proin maximus dolor facilisis ante luctus, sed fermentum massa venenatis.
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.
