Diogenes Laërtius
Aristippus of Cyrene
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Morality
"They also held that nothing is just or honorable or base by nature, but only by convention and custom."
                Cyrenaics, followers of Aristippus, Diogenes II, p221

"The wise man will be guided in all he does by his own interests for there is none other whom he regards as equally deserving."
                Hegasias school, followers of Aristippus, Diogenes II, p225

Acceptance
"To the fool life is advantageous, while to the wise it is a matter of indifference"
                Hegasias school, followers of Aristippus, Diogenes II, p223