People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.

The second half of a man’s life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.

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We are what we repeatedly do.Excellence then, is not a single act, but a habit.

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Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.

In early childhood you may lay the foundation of poverty or riches, industry or idleness, good or evil, by the habits to which you train your children. Teach them right habits then, and their future life is safe.

Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Source: Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World’s Greatest Philosophers (1926) Misattribution: Often misattributed to Aristotle, but no authentic source is yet found.