"[[Aristotle]] described virtue as a kind of craft, something to pursue just as one pursues the mastery of any profession or skill. “**We become builders by building and we become harpists by playing the harp**,” he writes. “Similarly, then, **we become just by doing just actions, temperate by doing temperate actions, brave by doing brave actions.”"** --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[progressing-slowly]], [[character]], [[consistency]], [[habits]], [[bad-habits]], [[aristotilean]], [[training]] **Source** -- [[202409180127 - B - Right Thing, Right Now]]