Book I, 1094a.18
Nicomachean Ethics
“If, then, in the sphere of action there is some one end which we desire for its own sake, and for the sake of which we desire every thing else; and if we do not choose every thing for the sake of something else, for this would go on without limit, and our desire would be idle and futile, it is clear that this must be the supreme good, and the best thing of all.”
Bk I, Ch I
The Ethics Of Aristotle (Vol. I)
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