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4 days ago · The Four Cardinal Virtues. 1805 – Four virtues play a pivotal role and accordingly are called “cardinal”; all the others are grouped around them. They are: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.
Jun 18, 2024 · Confucianism, a Western term that has no counterpart in Chinese, is a worldview, a social ethic, a political ideology, a scholarly tradition, and a way of life.
Jun 17, 2024 · The Virtues belong to the second sphere of the angelic hierarchy and are known for their association with divine grace, blessings, and the ability to bestow spiritual enlightenment. Part of their role is to act as guardians of the cosmos and maintain order, ensuring that the universe operates in harmony with divine will.
Jun 9, 2024 · The Bible places a significant emphasis on virtue, often defining it through the lens of moral excellence, righteousness, and adherence to God's.
Jun 12, 2024 · Virtue is the master of all things. John Adams, Journal entry (6 August 1796). Virtue’s true reward is happiness itself, for which the virtuous work, whereas if they worked for honor, it would no longer be virtue, but ambition. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica. Virtue is the health of the soul.
Jun 11, 2024 · “Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them.
Jun 6, 2024 · There are a number of what might be called ordinary, commonplace, or unsung virtues that interconnect and, in combination, can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.
6 days ago · The theological virtues have God for their immediate object, in this way that by Faith we believe in God, and believe all He has revealed; by Hope, we hope to possess God; and by Charity, we love God and in Him we love ourselves and our neighbour. 6 Q. When does God infuse the theological virtues into the soul?
Jun 5, 2024 · Marcus Tullius Cicero — ‘Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.’
Jun 5, 2024 · How Moral Virtues are Formed. The moral virtues are cultivated, then, to perfect the intellectual appetite (in the case of justice, for example) or the sensitive appetite (as with temperance).
