“True courage comes from choice, not fear.” -The Nichomachean Ethics - For Everyone, Aristotle, Kindle Edition, pg. 55

“Who Deserves Blame? We don’t blame people for things they can’t control, like being born blind. But if someone ruins their health through laziness, we hold them responsible. The same rule applies to character. If someone is born into a bad situation, they aren’t to blame. But if they keep making bad choices and refuse to change, they are responsible for who they become. Some might say, ‘People don’t choose what looks good to them.’ But a person who always does the wrong thing has trained themselves to want the wrong things. A good person learns to see what is truly good. Since we can choose to be good, we can also choose to be bad. Both are in our power.” -The Nichomachean Ethics - For Everyone, Aristotle, Kindle Edition, pg. 53

“Pleasure is tricky—it can make something feel right even when it’s actually harmful. That’s why virtue requires wisdom and discipline, not just instinct.” -The Nichomachean Ethics - For Everyone, Aristotle, Kindle Edition, pg. 43