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> [“Without virtue and training, Aristotle observed, “it is hard to bear the results of good fortune suitably.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/without-virtue-and-training-aristotle-observed-it-is-hard-to-bear-the/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

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> [“To borrow from Aristotle again, what’s difficult is to apply the right amount of pressure, at the right time, in the right way, for the right period of time, in the right car, going in the right direction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/to-borrow-from-aristotle-again-what-s-difficult-is-to-apply-the-right/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

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## Other authors on Aristotle

## More by Ryan Holiday

> [“If we can focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control and what parts are not, we will not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/if-we-can-focus-on-making-clear-what-parts-of-our-day-are-within-our/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [“The areas of great interest to the Stoics all make an appearance here: virtue, mortality, emotions, self-awareness, fortitude, right action, problem solving, acceptance, mental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/the-areas-of-great-interest-to-the-stoics-all-make-an-appearance-here/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [“With a business, we take most failures less personally and understand they’re part of the process.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/with-a-business-we-take-most-failures-less-personally-and-understand/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [“Many creatives want to be just the creator, or only “the idea guy.” They like that because it’s sexy and because that’s what comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/many-creatives-want-to-be-just-the-creator-or-only-the-idea-guy-they/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [Pretty much everyone's career starts the same way: with grunt work. Not just the cliched fetching of coffee, but other lowly tasks: taking notes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/pretty-much-everyone-s-career-starts-the-same-way-with-grunt-work-not/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [The greats - they protect their sleep because it's where the best work comes from. They say no to things. They turn in when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/the-greats-they-protect-their-sleep-because-it-s-where-the-best-work/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [“Where little danger is apprehended, the more the enemy will be unprepared and consequently there is the fairest prospect of success.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/where-little-danger-is-apprehended-the-more-the-enemy-will-be/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [We often learn the hard way that our world is ruled by external factors. We don't always get what is rightfully ours, even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/we-often-learn-the-hard-way-that-our-world-is-ruled-by-external/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [“From Rusticus … I learned to read carefully and not be satisfied with a rough understanding of the whole, and not to agree too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/from-rusticus-i-learned-to-read-carefully-and-not-be-satisfied-with-a/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [I wholeheartedly agree that many media 'standards' can feel disingenuous or, in fact, be a cover for less-than-honest behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/i-wholeheartedly-agree-that-many-media-standards-can-feel/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [“Remember: even what we get for free has a cost, if only in what we pay to store it—in our garages and in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/remember-even-what-we-get-for-free-has-a-cost-if-only-in-what-we-pay/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [It's your job to find a release and an outlet for the stress and the feelings. Never forget: the crazy stays at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/it-s-your-job-to-find-a-release-and-an-outlet-for-the-stress-and-the/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [Where the head goes, the body follows. Perception precedes action. Right action follows the right perspective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/where-the-head-goes-the-body-follows-perception-precedes-action-right/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [The risks of speaking extemporaneously are apparent the first time you wing it and promptly put your foot in your mouth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/the-risks-of-speaking-extemporaneously-are-apparent-the-first-time/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

> [“The tools of the Internet and social media have made it possible to track, test, iterate, and improve marketing to the point where these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-holiday/the-tools-of-the-internet-and-social-media-have-made-it-possible-to/)

[Ryan Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-holiday/)

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