“But for actions in accord with the virtues to be done tempe…
“But for actions in accord with the virtues to be done temperately or justly it does not suffice that they themselves have the right qualities. Rather, the agent must also be in the right state when he does them. First, he must know ; secondly, he must decide on them, and decide on them for themselves; and, thirdly, he must also do them from a firm and unchanging state.” Nicomachean Ethics, Irwin translation p 25. Bekker 1105a28-34
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