If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.

Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act ‘rightly’ because we are ‘excellent’, in fact we achieve ‘excellence’ by acting ‘rightly’.

Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence—natural ability notwithstanding.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal—a commitment to excellence—that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential…these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

How excellent is thy name in all the earth.

I am not remotely interested in just being good.

Badness you can get easily, in quantity: the road is smooth, and it lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it, and rough at first. But when you come to the top, then it is easy, even though it is hard.

Gratitude is the way to happiness.

If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.

Sorrow prepares you for joy.