Capacity Quote by 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

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception,…

— 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

“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

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

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself.

— Sidney Lanier

When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

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

— Seneca the Younger

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing…

— Aristotle

There is no virtue which does not rejoice a well-descended nature; there is a kind of I know not what congratulation in well-doing, that…

— Michel de Montaigne

Our virtues are made by love, and our sins caused by the lack of it.

— Hazrat Inayat Khan