Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not…

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Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be...

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be...

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

To enjoy the things we ought, and to hate the things we ought, has the...

To enjoy the things we ought, and to hate the things we ought, has the...

The weaker are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to...

The weaker are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

The quality of life is determined by its activities.

The quality of life is determined by its activities.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

Happiness is activity.

Happiness is activity.

There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.

There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...