Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.

Quote by Aristotle

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Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary...

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary...

The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought...

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought...

The arousing of prejudice, pity, anger, and similar emotions has nothing to do with the...

The arousing of prejudice, pity, anger, and similar emotions has nothing to do with the...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he...

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he...

Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as...

Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

The secret to humor is surprise.

The secret to humor is surprise.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are...

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are...

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 energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with...

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with...

Most people would rather get than give affection

Most people would rather get than give affection

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...

The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a...

The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a...