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"We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence then is not an act but a habit"

by:	Aristotle (384-322 BC) Greek philosopher
Source:	Misattributed to Aristotle. Actually a quote from Will Durant in�The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers�(1926), Ch. II: Aristotle and Greek Science; part VII: Ethics and the Nature of Happiness. The misattribution is from taking Durant's summation of Aristotle's ideas as being the words of Aristotle himself. http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Will.Durant.Quote.FF00
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This quote is not from Aristotle. It's from Will Durant paraphrasing Aristotle. It's a fine quote, but it's not the sort of thing Aristotle would say - it's poetic; it's not strictly logical. Suppose we repeatedly do courageous actions. Does that make us "courageous actions"? No, it makes us courageous. That may sound like a nitpicky distinction, but when it comes to nitpicky distinctions, I learned from the best: Aristotle. -- Colin, Arena WI
"Winning is a habit, unfortunately so is losing". Vince Lombardi -- jim k, Austin 1
Garbage in, garbage out. ;-) -- E Archer, NYC 1
-- jim k, Austin
-- Mike, Norwalk
Practice makes perfect. -- cal, Lewisville, Tx 1
Any value given this quote would have to be with a defining limited scope. -- Mike, Norwalk
Aristotle could not see beyond self, therefore his limited view. -- Ronw13, Oregon

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