There also appears to be another element in the soul, which, though irrational, yet in a manner participates in rational principle.
AristotleMusic has the power of producing a certain effect on the moral character of the soul, and if it has the power to do this, it is clear that the young must be directed to music and must be educated in it.
AristotleIt is their character indeed that makes people who they are. But it is by reason of their actions that they are happy or the reverse.
AristotleAll are agreed that the various moral qualities are in a sense bestowed by nature: we are just, and capable of temperance, and brave, and possessed of the other virtues from the moment of our birth. But nevertheless we expect to find that true goodness is something different, and that the virtues in the true sense come to belong to us in another way. For even children and wild animals possess the natural dispositions, yet without Intelligence these may manifestly be harmful.
Aristotle