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I think a more accurate translation of Aristotle's quote is simple, "virtues are actions, not words." It's more about actions speaking louder than words.
by q1w2 5y ago
I think a more accurate translation of Aristotle's quote is simple, "virtues are actions, not words." It's more about actions speaking louder than words.
- emj 5y agoThere is a distinction here; actions are not by themselves virtuous. Two people can seem to have the same actions/habit but only one of them does it from the heart. Getting back to the quote from Durant; just because you ace the test or have your peers eating from your hand, does not mean you have acheived excellence. What Aristotle talks about in Ethics is not only a habit or actions but also what drives that.