Character Quote by Aristotle

The virtues [moral excellence] therefore are engendered in us neither by nature nor yet in violation of nature; nature gives us the capacity to…

— Aristotle

Neither by nature, then, nor contrary to nature do the virtues arise in us; rather we are adapted by nature to receive them, and…

— Aristotle

“The virtues therefore are engendered in us neither by nature nor yet in violation of nature; nature gives us the capacity to receive the,.…

— Aristotle

“None of the moral virtues is engendered in us by nature, for no natural property can be altered by habit.”

— Aristotle

All are agreed that the various moral qualities are in a sense bestowed by nature: we are just, and capable of temperance, and brave,…

— Aristotle

Nature consists of facts and of regularities, and is in itself neither moral nor immoral. It is we who impose our standards upon nature,…

— Anonymous

Good nature without prudence, is foolishness

— Proverb

Our virtues themselves are not free and floating qualities over which we retain a permanent control and power of disposal; they come to be…

— Marcel Proust

Good-nature is that benevolent and amiable temper of mind which disposes us to feel the misfortunes and enjoy the happiness of others, and, consequently,…

— Henry Fielding

Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art.

— Seneca the Younger

Nature seems at each man's birth to have marked out the bounds of his virtues and vices, and to have determined how good or…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.

— Francoise Mallet-Joris