Will Durant: We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
- Source
- From the book The Story of Philosophy, 1926, chapter on Aristotle
- Often credited to
- Often attributed to Aristotle.
Related
- Excellence is doing the best you can with what you have where you are right now.
- The margins you set determine the profit margins in your life.
- If you can say no to food and yes to exercise you can say no to anything.
- While working smart is more important than working hard, the harder you work the smarter you get.
- A deadline acts as a “forcing system” in your subconscious mind.
- Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.