Self-Improvement

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

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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:“We must sometimes lean toward excess or deficiency to hit the mean, as a crooked stick is straightened.”​

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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote:“We must sometimes lean toward excess or deficiency to hit the mean, as a crooked stick is straightened.”​

“We must sometimes lean toward excess or deficiency to hit the mean, as a crooked stick is straightened.”​— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 9(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Ethical growth is your life’s auto-correct — just as phones overcompensate typos before settling, ​dynamic balance requires strategic overshooting. Like bending a warped ruler … Read more

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote:“Moral virtue is formed by habit, as a harpist becomes skilled by harping.”​

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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote:“Moral virtue is formed by habit, as a harpist becomes skilled by harping.”​

“Moral virtue is formed by habit, as a harpist becomes skilled by harping.”​— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 1(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Ethical growth is your brain’s Spotify algorithm — the more you “play” honesty playlists (🎵), the stronger your moral neural pathways. Like mastering guitar chords through daily practice, ​virtue … Read more

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote:“The legislator makes citizens good by habituating them to virtuous acts.”​

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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote:“The legislator makes citizens good by habituating them to virtuous acts.”​

“The legislator makes citizens good by habituating them to virtuous acts.”​— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 1(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Social systems are humanity’s habit-tracker apps — just as school schedules condition study routines, ​ethical policies (like recycling laws) code virtue into muscle memory. Imagine Duolingo for morality: daily “good deed … Read more

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “Virtue is destroyed by excess and deficiency but preserved by the mean, as health is by moderate diet.”​

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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “Virtue is destroyed by excess and deficiency but preserved by the mean, as health is by moderate diet.”​

“Virtue is destroyed by excess and deficiency but preserved by the mean, as health is by moderate diet.”​— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 2(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Ethics are your life’s nutrition tracker — just as 5,000-calorie binges and 800-calorie diets both wreck health, ​moral balance thrives on steady “meal prep” … Read more

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “We must bend ourselves away from our natural inclinations to attain the mean, as a crooked stick is straightened.”​

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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “We must bend ourselves away from our natural inclinations to attain the mean, as a crooked stick is straightened.”​

“We must bend ourselves away from our natural inclinations to attain the mean, as a crooked stick is straightened.”​— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 9(Translated by W.D. Ross) 🔍 Core Idea Self-improvement is your phone’s auto-rotate feature — when procrastination tilts you sideways, ​habit calibration (like screen rotation lock) forces discipline. Just as GPS … Read more

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “Temperance is moderation in bodily pleasures; excess is profligacy, deficiency is insensibility.”​

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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “Temperance is moderation in bodily pleasures; excess is profligacy, deficiency is insensibility.”​

“Temperance is moderation in bodily pleasures; excess is profligacy, deficiency is insensibility.”​— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 7 🔍 Core Idea Temperance is your body’s smart thermostat — it maintains 72°F balance between frozen repression (❄️) and burning excess (🔥). Like budgeting 80% nutrients and 20% treats, ​ethical self-control lets you savor life without … Read more

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “Virtue is more exact and better than any art, for it aims at the mean in passions and actions.”​

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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “Virtue is more exact and better than any art, for it aims at the mean in passions and actions.”​

“Virtue is more exact and better than any art, for it aims at the mean in passions and actions.”​— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 6 🔍 Core Idea Ethical living is precision engineering — while skills like coding allow 5% error margins, virtues demand ​surgical balance. Like calibrating a smartwatch’s heart-rate monitor, it requires … Read more

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “Virtue, then, is a habit or trained faculty of choice, the characteristic of which lies in moderation or observance of the mean.”​

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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Quote: “Virtue, then, is a habit or trained faculty of choice, the characteristic of which lies in moderation or observance of the mean.”​

“Virtue, then, is a habit or trained faculty of choice, the characteristic of which lies in moderation or observance of the mean.”​— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, Chapter 6 🔍 Core Idea Moral growth works like a video game health bar — every honest choice adds XP (eXperience Points), while shortcuts drain it. Your ​ethical … Read more