Aristotle, Greek philosopher: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"

The famous line captures a central idea in Aristotle’s philosophy, even though he did not write those exact words ...

Nearly 2,400-year-old school where Aristotle taught Alexander the Great discovered in Greece

The school where Alexander the Great was educated by Aristotle more than 2,300 years ago has been uncovered in the ancient ...
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Archaeologists Unearth the 2,400-Year-Old School Where Aristotle Taught Alexander to Be Great

The latest excavation at Aristotle’s gymnasium in ancient Mieza has revealed ornate, mosaic-covered halls where researchers ...

Archaeologists discover school where Aristotle taught Alexander the Great before his conquests

The gymnasium dates back to ancient Mieza, a town in the kingdom of Macedonia ...

Who is Aristotle? Thinking of Happiness as an 'Activity' Rather Than a 'Mood'

Aristotle (384–322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher who, after studying for about 20 years at Plato's Academy, conducted ...

"Excellence is a habit" is not a sentence by Aristotle

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." This is a sentence widely quoted in collections ...
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Three lessons from Aristotle on friendship

Aristotle (center), wearing a blue robe, seen in a discourse with Plato in a 16th century fresco, ‘The School of Athens’ by Raphael. Pascal Deloche/Stone via Getty Images While most love songs are ...