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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.

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

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

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics
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The more you know, the more you know you don't know.

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

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics
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Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

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

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

Aristotle Parts of Animals
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Education is the best provision for old age.

Aristotle Attributed
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Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

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

Aristotle Attributed
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A friend to all is a friend to none.

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

Aristotle Attributed
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The secret to humor is surprise.

Aristotle Poetics
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Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Aristotle Attributed
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Well begun is half done.

Aristotle Attributed