Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote:“Pleasure and pain test our habits; the temperate rejoice in abstinence, the profligate resent it.”​

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote:“Pleasure and pain test our habits; the temperate rejoice in abstinence, the profligate resent it.”​

“Pleasure and pain test our habits; the temperate rejoice in abstinence, the profligate resent it.”​— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 3(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Habits are your life’s battery health — just as phones degrade with constant 100% charging, ​ethical temperance thrives on 80% discipline + 20% joy. The profligate (like … Read more

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “Magnificence is moderation in large expenditures; excess is vulgarity, deficiency is meanness.”​

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “Magnificence is moderation in large expenditures; excess is vulgarity, deficiency is meanness.”​

“Magnificence is moderation in large expenditures; excess is vulgarity, deficiency is meanness.”​— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 7 🔍 Core Idea Magnificence is your financial zoom lens — overspending on bling (💎 vulgarity) and underspending on essentials (🧺 meanness) both distort reality. Like a budget app’s “large purchase advisor”, ​ethical generosity scales contributions to … Read more