goodness Quotes

The virtue of the good man is necessarily the same as the virtue of the citizen of the perfect state.

Happiness is a certain activity of soul in conformity with perfect goodness

If happiness, then, is activity expressing virtue, it is reasonable for it to express the supreme virtue, which will be the virtueof the best thing.

Everything that depends on the action of nature is by nature as good as it can be, and similarly everything that depends on art or any rational cause, and especially if it depends on the best of all causes.

Everything that depends on the action of nature is by nature as good as it can be.

In the perfect state the good man is absolutely the same as the good citizen; whereas in other states the good citizen is only good relatively to his own form of government.

Education and morals will be found almost the whole that goes to make a good man.

Education and morals make the good man, the good statesman, the good ruler.

Now the goodness that we have to consider is clearly human goodness, since the good or happiness which we set out to seek was human good and human happiness. But human goodness means in our view excellence of soul, not... ...

Perfect friendship exists between good people who are alike in their excellent qualities; they wish each other well because they are good, and they are good in themselves.