"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act but a habit." -Will Durant
I, like many others who have used this quote, had always attributed this to Aristotle, but it turns out that it was actually written by Will Durant when writing about Aristotle, nestled between quotes by the philosopher. Thus, it can be easily surmised how the misunderstanding occurred. But I digress.
At it's heart, we try to apply this often to our jobs or perhaps to changes in lifestyle as it relates to health, performance, weight loss, etc. But what about how we treat others? Can't we try to be excellent at that? Making it a habit to treat everyone we encounter with respect and kindness; not just the people close to us or the people who "matter"? I think that would make a pretty excellent world.
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