Greatest Virtue?

[ke1985]

Here is a list of the greatest virtues:

Virtue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Which one do you pick?



I choose compassion.

 

[Supernaut]

I am torn between compassion, mercy, goodness, and spirituality. Not sure which is the fav...all are great (including many more on the list).

 

[Everlasting33]

I also choose compassion

 

[Autumnleaf]

Valor

 

[RocketRed]

I am torn between compassion, mercy, goodness, and spirituality. Not sure which is the fav...all are great (including many more on the list).

Ditto. I'm terrible at choosing favorites. Especially when it comes to something like this.
Many of those virtues are equally important. On top of yours, reason, hospitality, honesty, equity, empathy, the list goes on!

 

[david_x]

Altruism.

I can tell you my greatest weakness to, purity.

 

[Apollo Celestio]

Prudence.

 

[Verv]

Here is a list of the greatest virtues:

Virtue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Which one do you pick?



I choose compassion.

1 Corinthians 13:13:
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

 

[keith99]

I am inclined to courage. But that is not the courage that is popular today. It is the courage Heinlein valued... Courage is not absense of fear it is doing what what your should in spite of fear. (Absense of fear jsut being stupidity).

Or to paraphrase C.S. Lewis (unless I'm having a great day and hit it perfectly). Courage is all virtues at the testing point.


Though like most virtues it is useless without some other virtues. Courage is having the guts to do what is right when it is not easy, you still need other virtues to inform yuo what is right.

 

[CoderHead]

Wow, that's a HUGE list! I'm thinking trustworthiness, or dependability.

 

[Sojourner1]

There are too many to pick just one. Here are my top ten:

1. Humility
2. Thankfulness
3. Forgiveness
4. Lovingness
5. Charity
6. Honesty
7. Obedience
8. Perseverance
9. Compassion
10. Discernment

 

[david_x]

I messed up, I didn't see love on the list. Love is the greatest virtue hands down, every other virtue rests on this one. Love, duty (to God), altruism (to Everyone).

 

[pdudgeon]

my choice would be love coupled with wisdom.
Love gives us the grace to see the good in others, and wisdom tells us how we should act in that love in order to manifest it correctly, and for the benefit of all.

 

[moonkitty]

Very hard to choose. If only one I'd have to go with compassion. Other ones I admire: altruism, dependability and courage.

 

[DaisyDay]

I am torn between compassion, mercy, goodness, and spirituality. Not sure which is the fav...all are great (including many more on the list).

What's the difference between compassion and mercy?

 

[david_x]

What's the difference between compassion and mercy?

Mercy is forgiving someone who does not deserve it.
Compassion is feeling pain along with someone else and wanting to do something about it.

 

[ke1985]

For those who answered,

did you choose your virtue because you lack it yourself or because its your strength?

 

[Nithavela]

Reason.

 

[ke1985]

Reason.

did you choose your virtue because you lack it yourself or because its your strength?

 

[Sojourner1]

did you choose your virtue because you lack it yourself or because its your strength?

I chose mine because those are the virtues I strive for in my own life...but have no where near perfected