Excellence Quotes

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those… — Aristotle
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave… — Aristotle
Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and… — Aristotle
Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in… — Aristotle
Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of… — Walter Bagehot
No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over… — Charles Kendall Adams
I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's okay if there are flaws here and there. — Tyra Banks
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects… — Joseph Addison
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. — Henry Ward Beecher
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. — Henry Ward Beecher
Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in… — Warren G. Bennis
It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so. — Georges Bernanos
Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle a god has given excellence. — Aeschylus
It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
If you never change your mind, why have one? — Edward de Bono
When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good,… — Jean de la Bruyere
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. — Pearl S. Buck
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous. — Shana Alexander
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire. — Dale Carnegie

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