Aristippus Quotes & Sayings

Good cheer is no hindrance to a good life. — Aristippus

The best thing is to possess pleasures without being their slave; not to be devoid of pleasures. — Aristippus

You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says. — Aristippus

Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit. — Aristippus

The vice lies not in entering the bordello but in not coming out. — Aristippus

The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass, and the keenest pleasures are not intellectual, nor are they always moral. — Aristippus

It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted. — Aristippus

Those that study particular sciences, and neglect philosophy, are like Penelope's wooers, that make love to the waiting women. — Aristippus

If extravagance were a fault, it would not have a place in the festivals of the gods. — Aristippus