If you were asked to choose 10 virtues, what virtues would you probably choose (not necessarily in order of importance)?
“Virtue
1. Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong.
Ex: Virtue is not confined to those who follow a faith.
2. A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving.
Humility is considered a virtue.
Synonyms: merit, strength, asset, plus [informal] More Synonyms of virtue
3. The virtue of something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else.
Its other great virtue, of course, is its hard-wearing quality.”
From the Collins online dictionary
Examples of virtues (not an exhaustive list, of course not, nor an objective one)
(I grouped (/, subjective, of course) some virtues when I found them closely related):
goodness/kindness
forgiveness/generosity
humility/simplicity
openness
honesty/sincerity
respect
care/love
attention
romance/romanticism
loyalty/faithfulness
family orientation
communication
consideration/understanding
reliability/responsibility/trustworthiness
humanity/humanness
ethics/equity/fairness
depth/meaningfulness/reflection/wisdom
refinement
sensitivity
protection/support
determination
merit
hard study/hard work
playfulness
trickiness… (hey, tricky you! that’s not a virtue! (wink!))
Lending myself to the exercise
My choice of 10 virtues (not such an easy choice, I find):
- goodness/kindness
- humility/simplicity
- honesty/sincerity
- respect
- care/love
- loyalty/faithfulness
- reliability/responsibility/trustworthiness
- humanity/humanness
- ethics/equity/fairness
- depth/meaningfulness/reflection/wisdom
and, as an extra (OK, OK, I’m cheating…)
- virtue of making choices… (wink!)