We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.

Quote by Aristotle

Topics: Deep Life Quotes, Habit Quotes

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

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...

The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...

The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us,...

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us,...

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which...

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which...

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

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.

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good...

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good...

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies.

What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Beauty is the gift of God.

Beauty is the gift of God.

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...

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

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

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

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...