The vice lies not in entering the bordello but in not coming out. Aristippus More Quotes by Aristippus More Quotes From 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 lying sex art It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted. Aristippus mastery pleasure abstinence Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit. Aristippus learning education school You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says. Aristippus liars believe lying If extravagance were a fault, it would not have a place in the festivals of the gods. Aristippus festivals faults extravagance Good cheer is no hindrance to a good life. Aristippus appetite good-life cheer Those that study particular sciences, and neglect philosophy, are like Penelope's wooers, that make love to the waiting women. Aristippus waiting philosophy science It is better to be a beggar than ignorant; for a beggar only wants money, but an ignorant person wants humanity. Aristippus
