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Full Idea
The conquest of pleasure is the noblest victory of all.
Gist of Idea
The conquest of pleasure is the noblest victory of all
Source
Plato (The Laws [c.349 BCE], 840c)
Book Ref
Plato: 'The Laws', ed/tr. Saunders,Trevor J [Penguin 1970], p.339
A Reaction
Plato's puritanical streak. Even Aristotle doesn't agree with this. Self-control does not imply conquest of pleasure. Has a good professional wine taster conquered pleasure?