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…

Quote by Aristotle

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Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it...

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it...

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence,...

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence,...

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

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Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

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Men have a sufficient natural instinct for what is true, and usually do arrive at...

He who hath many friends hath none.

He who hath many friends hath none.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

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It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled...

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for...

The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for...

Women should try to increase their size rather than decrease it, because I believe the...

Women should try to increase their size rather than decrease it, because I believe the...