“But the virtues we get by first exercising them, as also happens in the case of the arts as well. For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them, e.g. men become builders by building and lyre players by playing the lyre; so too we become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.”
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Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated)
The Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated) is a scholarly compilation that includes all the extant writings attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. The volume is designed to provide readers with a thorough exploration of Aristotle's philosophical, scientific, and logical ideas. The illustrated format aims to clarify complex concepts and make the texts more accessible to modern readers. more
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