(37) Enough said of the glorious and famous deeds of these excellent men; for, I'll explain the propensity of virtues towards joy elsewhere. Instead, I shall now explain, what this "joy" itself is, in order to disperse the error of the uninitiated and to illustrate, how stern, reserved and strict the discipline of this school is that is assumed to be dissolute, lavish and effeminate. We're not striving for a joy, which infatuates our nature and which our sense perceive as pleasant and comfortable; no, we define joy as the emotion that is experienced, when there's no pain.

*continued in another thread