Quotes by Aristippus - The Quotation Station

The station has 6,406 Quotes from 1,447 Famous People

Alphabetical Index of Speakers

Recently Added:

"As they sat in traffic, we slowly rolled past the long line of luxury cars they had in their caravan, looking into each one until we pulled up to the front vehicle and found who we were seeking."
-- Duane Keith Davis

"They want to put me in jail for life? That is just something I got to do."
-- Duane Keith Davis

"I sang because they promised I would not be prosecuted."
-- Duane Keith Davis

"I would rather be poor than do anything besides YouTube."
-- Jimmy Donaldson

Popular Quotes

"I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the sun's energy... If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago."
-- Sir George Porter

"Let each man exercise the art he knows."
-- Aristophanes

"Did you hear about the violent sketch artist? He always drew blood."
-- Martin Jakob Storrow

Quotes by Topic

Share on Facebook |

Aristippus Quotes

It is better to be a beggar than ignorant; for a beggar only wants money, but an ignorant person wants humanity.Share Image

Click to Share this Quote by Aristippus on Facebook

Page 1 of 1

Biography of Aristippus :

Aristippus of Cyrene was the founder of the Cyrenaic school of Philosophy. He was a pupil of Socrates, but adopted a very different philosophical outlook, teaching that the goal of life was to seek pleasure by adapting circumstances to oneself and by maintaining proper control over both adversity and prosperity. Among his pupils was his daughter Arete.

Browse more quotes by famous person's name: