Aristotle: The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against…
The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.
Related
- Consistency is one of the secrets of all truly successful people. Once you know what works in any area of your life, keep doing it over and over. Imagine a triangle with Consistency on the lower left corner, Persistence on the lower right corner and Omnipotence at the top. When we are consistent in any belief, attitude or behavior, it develops a spirit of Persistence, that empowers you to overcome insurmountable obstacles. What you are consistent in, creates an instinctive ability to keep on keeping on (Persistence). The impossible becomes possible. The complex is made simple and transgressing the difficult becomes an instinctive way of life. Think Consistent...Be Persistent...Do Omnipotence.
- It is impossible to fight for what is righteousness and justice if in your life, marriage, or world, you are not living righteously and justly. The way you live is what gives you authority, not what you say you believe.
- If you're in a friendship, be ALL in! If you're in a job, be ALL in! If you're in a church, be ALL in! Whatever you're in, deserves you to be ALL IN!
- There is one sure antidote to dysfunction: DISCIPLINE. Bad habits are by default. Good habits are by design that produce Health and Self-Mastery.
- Determine never to be idle...It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
- Have you known how to compose your manners? You have done a great deal more than he who has composed books. Have you known how to take repose? You have done more than he who has taken cities and empires.