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Next, it would seem, follows a discussion respecting Pleasure,

for it is thought to be most closely bound up with our kind: and

so men train the young, guiding them on their course by the

rudders of Pleasure and Pain. And to like and dislike what one

ought is judged to be most important for the formation of good

moral character: because these feelings extend all one's life

through, giving a bias towards and exerting an influence on the

side of Virtue and Happiness, since men choose what is pleasant

and avoid what is painful.