Many cultures and individuals hold different virtues the ones I’ll be presenting are Christianity, Plato, and Benjamin Franklin for further study.
Christianity has five well-proposed virtues over the centuries:
A) Cardinal Virtues:
1) Prudence
2) Temperance
3) Courage
4) Justice
B) The Theological Virtues:
1) Love
2) Hope
3) Faith
C) The Seven Contrary Virtues:
1) Humility
2) Kindness
3) Abstinence
4) Chastity
5) Patience
6) Liberality
7) Diligence
D) The Seven Heavenly Virtues:
1) Faith
2) Hope
3) Charity
4) Fortitude
5) Justice
6) Temperance
7) Prudence
E) The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy:
1) Feed the hungry
2) Give drink to the thirsty
3) Give shelter to strangers
4) Clothe the naked
5) Visit the sick
6) Minister to prisoners
7) Bury the dead
Plato’s Four Virtues:
1) Wisdom
2) Courage
3) Self-Control
4) Justice
Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues:
1) Temperance
2) Silence
3) Order
4) Resolution
5) Frugality
6) Industry
7) Sincerity
8) Justice
9) Moderation
10) Cleanliness
11) Tranquility
12) Chastity
13) Humility
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Benjamin Franklin’s Virtues with added short description:
1) Temperance: Eat not to dullness and drink not to elevation.
2) Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.
3) Order: Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time.
4) Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.
5) Frugality: Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste nothing.
6) Industry: Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.
7) Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
8) Justice: Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty Moderation: Avoid extremes.
9) Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10) Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.
11) Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring; Never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
12) Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
13) Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
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