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The Philosophy of Self-Improvement
The Art of Manliness
Cultivate Virtue, Don't Constrain It
Aiming for long-term transformation of personality through the cultivation of virtues is essential. True goodness comes from internalizing and assimilating virtues into habits, leading to spontaneous and voluntary good actions. This differs from the 'continent' person, who struggles to be virtuous through constant effort, and the 'incontinent' person, who desires virtue but is overtaken by passions. The ideal is to develop a natural inclination toward virtue, rather than relying on forced effort.
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