---
title: "1 Pleasures Best Quotes By Aristippus"
description: "1 Pleasures Best quotes by Aristippus. Plus more from Aristippus and more Pleasures Best sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d12/aristippus-44542_abstinence_it-is-not-abstinence-from-pleasures-that_895267.png"
---

> [It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristippus/it-is-not-abstinence-from-pleasures-that-is-best-but-mastery-over/)

[Aristippus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristippus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d12/aristippus-44542_abstinence_it-is-not-abstinence-from-pleasures-that_895267.png)

## More by Aristippus

> [The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass, and the keenest pleasures are not intellectual, nor are they always moral.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristippus/the-art-of-life-lies-in-taking-pleasures-as-they-pass-and-the-keenest/)

[Aristippus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristippus/)

> [If extravagance were a fault, it would not have a place in the festivals of the gods.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristippus/if-extravagance-were-a-fault-it-would-not-have-a-place-in-the/)

[Aristippus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristippus/)

> [The vice lies not in entering the bordello but in not coming out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristippus/the-vice-lies-not-in-entering-the-bordello-but-in-not-coming-out/)

[Aristippus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristippus/)

> [It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristippus/it-is-not-abstinence-from-pleasures-that-is-best-but-mastery-over/)

[Aristippus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristippus/)

> [Those that study particular sciences, and neglect philosophy, are like Penelope's wooers, that make love to the waiting women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristippus/those-that-study-particular-sciences-and-neglect-philosophy-are-like/)

[Aristippus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristippus/)

> [You can best reward a liar by believing nothing of what he says.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristippus/you-can-best-reward-a-liar-by-believing-nothing-of-what-he-says/)

[Aristippus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristippus/)

> [Good cheer is no hindrance to a good life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristippus/good-cheer-is-no-hindrance-to-a-good-life/)

[Aristippus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristippus/)

> [Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristippus/native-ability-without-education-is-like-a-tree-without-fruit/)

[Aristippus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristippus/)

> [“The best thing is to possess pleasures without being their slave; not to be devoid of pleasures.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristippus/the-best-thing-is-to-possess-pleasures-without-being-their-slave-not/)

[Aristippus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristippus/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pleasures-best/aristippus/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Pleasures Best Quotes By Aristippus",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Aristippus"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristippus/it-is-not-abstinence-from-pleasures-that-is-best-but-mastery-over/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d12/aristippus-44542_abstinence_it-is-not-abstinence-from-pleasures-that_895267.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d12/aristippus-44542_abstinence_it-is-not-abstinence-from-pleasures-that_895267.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d12/aristippus-44542_abstinence_it-is-not-abstinence-from-pleasures-that_895267.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It is not abstinence from pleasures that is best, but mastery over them without being worsted.” — Aristippus",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pleasures-best/aristippus/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pleasures-best/aristippus/",
            "name": "Pleasures Best Quotes by Aristippus",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pleasures-best/aristippus/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d12/aristippus-44542_abstinence_it-is-not-abstinence-from-pleasures-that_895267.png"
            },
            "description": "1 Pleasures Best quotes by Aristippus. Plus more from Aristippus and more Pleasures Best sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pleasures-best/aristippus/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pleasures-best/aristippus/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Pleasures Best",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pleasures-best/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Aristippus",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pleasures-best/aristippus/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```