The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.

  • -- Aristotle 亚里士多德

因此,道德美德既不是自然产生的,也不是违反自然的。自然的确在我们心中为它们的接受做了准备,但它们的完全形成是习惯的产物。

相关名言

Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers.

道德是一个人所在国家的风俗习惯,是一个人当前同龄人的感情。

Compassion is the basis of morality.

慈悲是道德的基础。