Nature of man is not what he was born as, but what he is born for.

To know what virtue is is not enough; we must endeavor to possess and to practice it, or in some other manner actually ourselves to become good.

For imagining lies within our power whenever we wish . . . but in forming opinons we are not free . . .

We are what we repeatedly do... excellence, therefore, isn't just an act, but a habit and life isn't just a series of events, but an ongoing process of self-definition.

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.

A tragedy is that moment where the hero comes face to face with his true identity.