Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

Quote by Aristotle

Topics: Bravery Quotes, Habit Quotes, Morality Quotes

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

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

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the non-performance...

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the non-performance...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

The gods too are fond of a joke.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

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...

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons

Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is cultured insolence.

The well of true wit is truth itself

The well of true wit is truth itself

Wit is the lowest form of humor.

Wit is the lowest form of humor.