Aristotle said virtue is a balance point between two extremes

In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle argued moral virtue sits as a mean between excess and deficiency — courage, for instance, is the midpoint between cowardice and recklessness. Where that mean lies isn't fixed by formula; it depends on the situation and requires practiced judgment, not a rule that fits all cases.

— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics — Book II, c. 350 BCE
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