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Nicomachean Ethics

c. 4th century BCEGreek philosophyAncient (before 200 BCE)AristotleBook

Aristotle's main work on ethics, probably based on his lectures at the Lyceum. It asks what makes a human life go well and describes virtue as a habit of choosing the mean between excess and deficiency.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicomachean_Ethics
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nicomachean-Ethics

Quotes (2)

“Virtue then is in a sense a mean state, since it certainly has an aptitude for aiming at the mean.”
— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book II, ch. 6, tr. D. P. Chase
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VerifiedsourceMaxim: Seek the middle way; avoid extremes.Translation: public-domain translation (Chase)
“the Brave man chooses his line and withstands danger either because to do so is honourable, or because not to do so is base.”
— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, tr. D. P. Chase
VerifiedsourceMaxim: Do what is right, even when you are afraid.Translation: public-domain translation (Chase)