g；　and　therefore　needs　experience　and　time。　Moral　virtues　e　from　habit。。。 They　are　in　us　neither　by　nature；　nor　in　despite　of　nature；　but　we　are　furnished　by　nature　with　a　capacity　for　receiving　them；　and　we　develop　them　through　habit。。。　These　virtues　we　acquire　by　first　exercising　them；　as　in　the　case　of　other　arts。　Whatever　we　learn　to　do；　we　learn　by　actually　doing　it：　men　e　to　be　builders；　for　instance；　by　building；　and　harp　players；　by　playing　the　harp。　In　the　same　way；　by　doing　just　acts　we　e　to　be　just；　by　doing　self…controlled　acts；　we　e　to　be　self…controlled；　and　by　doing　brave　acts；　we　bee　brave。。。

How　we　act　in　our　relations　with　other　people　makes　us　just　or　unjust。　How　we　face　dangerous　situations；　either　accustoming　ourselves　to　fear　or　confidence；　makes　us　brave　or　cowardly。　Occasions　of　lust　and　anger　are　similar：　some　people　bee　self…controlled　and　patient　from　their　conduct　in　such　situations；　and　others　uncontrolled　and　passionate。　In　a　word；　then；　activities　produce　similar　dispositions。　Therefore　we　must　give　a　certain　character　to　our　activities。。。　In　short；　the　habits　we　form　from　childhood　make　no　small　difference；　but　rather　they　make　all　the　difference。

Moral　virtue　is　a　mean　that　lies　between　two　vices；　one　of　excess　and　the　other　of　deficiency；　and。。。　it　aims　at　hitting　the　mean　both　in　feelings　and　actions。　So　it　is　hard　to　be　good；　for　surely　it　is　hard　in　each　instance　to　find　the　mean；　just　as　it　is　difficult　to　find　the　center　o