“The boaster mimics greatness, the ironical hides it; both miss truth’s golden mean.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 7 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
. “The prodigal errs in excess of giving, the illiberal in defect, both missing the mean.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 1 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
“Illiberality means caring for wealth more than is right; prodigality combines vices of excess and deficiency.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 1 (Translated by W.D. Ross)
“Excellence is a mean state between excess and deficiency, determined by the right reason and as the prudent man would determine it.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 6 🔍 Core Idea Ethical living is like balancing a smartphone’s battery — 100% indulgence drains your power, 0% discipline freezes the system. True virtue thrives at … Read more