Aristippus establit des opinions si hardies en faveur de la volupté et des richesses, qu'il mit en rumeur toute la philosophie à l'encontre de luy. Mais quant à ses moeurs, Dionysius le tyran luy ayant presenté trois belles garses, afin qu'il en fist le chois : il respondit, qu'il les choisissoit toutes trois, et qu'il avoit mal prins à Paris d'en preferer une à ses compagnes. Mais les ayant conduittes à son logis, il les renvoya, sans en taster. Son vallet se trouvant surchargé en chemin de l'argent qu'il portoit apres luy : il luy ordonna qu'il en versast et jettast là, ce qui luy faschoit.
--Montaigne, "de la Cruauté," reprinted with a photo of Montaigne's own markup here.
Aristippus instituted opinions so bold in favor of pleasure and riches as set all the philosophers against him: but as to his manners, Dionysius the tyrant, having presented three beautiful women before him, to take his choice; he made answer, that he would choose them all, and that Paris got himself into trouble for having preferred one before the other two: but, having taken them home to his house, he sent them back untouched. His servant finding himself overladen upon the way, with the money he carried after him, he ordered him to pour out and throw away that which troubled him.
--Montaigne. "Of Cruelty" (Charles Cotton trans.)
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