action Quotes

The virtue of a faculty is related to the special function which that faculty performs. Now there are three elements in the soul which control action and the attainment of truth: namely, Sensation, Intellect, and Desire. Of these, Sensation never... ...

Therefore the good man ought to be a lover of self, since he will then both benefit himself by acting nobly and aid his fellows; but the bad man ought not to be a lover of self, since he will... ...

As often as we do good, we offer sacrifices to God.

Fortune favours the bold.

A courageous person is one who faces fearful things as he ought and as reason directs for the sake of what is noble.

These virtues are formed in man by his doing the actions ... The good of man is a working of the soul in the way of excellence in a complete life.

Happiness comes from theperfect practice of virtue.

The intelligence consists not only in the knowledge but also in the skill to apply the knowledge into practice.

We become just by the practice of just actions, self-controlled by exercising self-control, and courageous by performing acts of courage.

Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.