"No one who desires to become good..." - Quote by Aristotle
No one who desires to become good will become good unless he does good things.
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“When you are lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be your counselor in war”
“No state will be well administered unless the middle class holds sway.”
More on Goodness
“Thus, I blush to add, you can not be a philosopher and a good man, though you may be a philosopher and a great one.”
“Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more on it. A strength which becomes clearer and stronger through experiences of such obstacles is the only strength that can conquer them. Resistance is only a waste of strength.”
“The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.”
More on Action
“Skill to do comes of doing.”
“I like things to happen, and if they don't happen I like to make them happen.”
“There are two things that I want you to make up your minds to: first, that you are going to have a good time as long as you live - I have no use for the sour-faced man - and next, that you are going to do something worthwhile, that you are going to work hard and do the things you set out to do.”