choice Quotes

No one chooses what does not rest with himself, but only what he thinks can be attained by his own act.

No one will dare maintain that it is better to do injustice than to bear it.

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.

It is our choice of good or evil that determines our character, not our opinion about good or evil.

A thing chosen always as an end and never as a means we call absolutely final. Now happiness above all else appears to be absolutely final in this sense, since we always choose it for its own sake and never... ...

For what is the best choice for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.

Choice not chance determines your destiny [my family motto...credited to Aristotle]

For the lesser evil is reckoned a good in comparison with the greater evil, since the lesser evil is rather to be chosen than the greater. .

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.

Since the things we do determine the character of life, no blessed person can become unhappy. For he will never do those things which are hateful and petty.