“Excellence” is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act “rightly” because we are “excellent”; in fact we achieve “excellence” by acting “rightly”.

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“Excellence” is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act “rightly” because we are “excellent”; in fact we achieve “excellence” by acting “rightly”. - Plato

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“Excellence” is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act “rightly” because we are “excellent”; in fact we achieve “excellence” by acting “rightly”. - Mike Adenuga quotes