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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Philosophy

Aristotle: Virtue, Happiness & the Art of Living Well

Mar 25, 2026 · 6 min read

Aristotle believed happiness was not a feeling but an activity — the active exercise of virtue. His ideas on character, friendship, and the good life remain the foundation of Western ethics.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics

The more you know, the more you know you don't know.

Aristotle Attributed

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Aristotle Attributed

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Aristotle Attributed

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

Aristotle Parts of Animals

Education is the best provision for old age.

Aristotle Attributed

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Aristotle Attributed

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Aristotle Attributed

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics

No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.

Aristotle Attributed

The secret to humor is surprise.

Aristotle Poetics

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Aristotle Attributed

Well begun is half done.

Aristotle Attributed