Quotes by
Aristippus |
Αρίστιππος, 435-355 BC , Ancient Greek philosopher
He was one of Socrates’ disciples and the founder of the Cyrenaic school of hedonism, the ethic of pleasure. The first of Socrates’ disciples to demand a salary for teaching philosophy, Aristippus believed that the good life rests upon the belief that among human values pleasure is the highest and pain the lowest (and one that should be avoided). | 4 quotes | 3,717 visits |
Quotations
| • | Those that study particular sciences, and neglect philosophy, are like Penelope's wooers, that make love to the waiting women. 2 |
Ancient Greek
| • | Neither because of it nor without it. Ούτε δια τούτου ούτε άνευ τούτου. (answering the question “Does Love exist for Sex?”) 6 |
| • | You may have the power to slander, but I have the power not to listen to you. Του μεν κακώς λέγειν συ την εξουσίαν έχεις, του δε μη ακούειν εγώ. (refusing to continue a debate) 5 |
| • | The continent man is not he who avoids pleasure, but having tasted it, is not carried to excess. Κρατεί ηδονής ουχ’ ο απεχόμενος, αλλ’ ο χρώμενος μεν, μη προεκφερόμενος δε. 4 |
