“We say that an end pursued in its own right is more complete than an end pursued because of something else, and that an end that is never choiceworthy because of something else is more complete than ends that are choiceworthy both in their own right and because of this end.”
More from Aristotle
“It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so…”
“Character is determined by choice, not opinion.”
“We cannot learn without pain.”
“What prompts us to action is desire; and desire has three forms—appetite, passion, wish.”