Ancient wisdom is often the most useful wisdom. Law students and new lawyers often seek guidance in the latest self-help book. Yet the guidance they seek is often stored in taped up boxes in the attic, crammed alongside college books on philosophy. Slice them open and tap into what you once learned and still most likely know. The following will get you started.
No. 1: Aristotle: Fake it until you make it. Here is Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Apply this concept to being virtuous. Aristotle would argue that we become virtuous, not because we are DNA-wired to be so, but rather because we practice acting with virtue.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
