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Natural virtue   /nˈætʃərəl vˈərtʃu/   Listen
Natural virtue

noun
1.
(scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature.





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"Natural virtue" Quotes from Famous Books



... scanned the drama, and found that I did not believe that the mood of the men emanated unduly from the feature that there was probably more shillings to the square inch of me than there were shillings to the square inch of them. Nor yet was it any manner of palpable warm-heartedness or other natural virtue. But it was a perfect artificial virtue; it was drill, plain, simple drill. And now was I glad of their drilling, and vividly approved of it, because I saw that it was good for me. Whether it was good or bad for the porter and the cabman I could not know; ...
— Men, Women, and Boats • Stephen Crane


Words linked to "Natural virtue" :   fortitude, moderation, justice, justness, prudence, temperance, scholasticism, cardinal virtue


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