384-322 BCE, Greek Philosopher
Ability For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. Nicomachean Ethics, II, 1, 1103a, in The Basic Works of Aristotle, Richard McKeon, ed., 1941
Accomplishment / Achievement / Excellence We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
Action / Effort Our actions determine our dispositions.
Art Art is a higher type of knowledge than experience.
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