When we deliberate it is about means and not ends.
Character is made by many acts; it may be lost by a single one.
By 'life,' we mean a thing that can nourish itself and grow and decay.
It is better for a city to be governed by a good man than by good laws.
All men by nature desire to know. An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses; for even apart from their usefulness they are loved for themselves...
Now the goodness that we have to consider is clearly human goodness, since the good or happiness which we set out to seek was human good and human happiness. But human goodness means in our view excellence of soul, not excellence of body.