Aristotle - Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

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Quality is not an act, it is a habit. - Aristotle

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Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

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Author Profession: Philosopher

Nationality: Greek

Born: 384 BC

Died: 322 BC

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Plato, Socrates, Epictetus, Heraclitus, Diogenes, Epicurus, Plutarch, Democritus

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Act, Habit, Quality

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