There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.

There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, read more

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 because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

Excellence is in the details. Give attention to the details and excellence will come.

Excellence is in the details. Give attention to the details and excellence will come.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.

Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang read more

Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.