Virtue Speaks Louder than Words Responsibility, courage, compassion, loyalty, honesty, persistence, and self-discipline; every person should recognize these traits as essentials of good character. For any one man to possess or exemplify all these traits of moral perfection, would be as likely as the sun setting in the east. ... Throughout his life, Benjamin Franklin served as a moral beacon of integrity, loyalty, and courage for all to see. His actions, behaviors and attitudes are a moral guide for the heart and mind. ... Through continuous effort to build moral character, we afford ourse...

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Another key theme in virtue ethics is moral understanding. ... The last key theme in virtue ethics is moral education. ... Continuing with the idea of a moral education in Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle asserts that virtues, both intellectual and moral, are not by nature. ... We could refer to this flourishing as the happiness that comes from within, when we are in possession of the virtues such as: patience, courage, temperance, and justice. ... Without courage, we would shy away from every new encounter, allowing fear to govern our lives. ...

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Adequate intellectual and moral development is necessary to fulfill these standards of virtue. ... Moderation between two extremes of self-necessity and desire is what Aristotle defines as moral behavior. ... During an age of constant warfare, the virtue of courage was very highly valued. The state of courage can be found between the extremes of rashness and cowardice. Courage is most commonly viewed in a warrior's fearless behavior in the face of certain death. ...

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His moral goodness, however, is undeveloped and indeed still rudimentary, for his voluntary acts are scarcely brought into harmony with his ultimate end. ... His decision not to commit murder, however, is not in any sense based upon moral grounds. ... At the end, in spite of shattered nerves and extreme distraction of mind, Macbeth passes out, still adhering admirably to his code of personal courage. ...

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Likewise, Aristotle believed that there are two types of virtue, virtue of thought [intellectual virtue] and virtue of character [moral virtue] (Nicomachean Ethics 264). ... Instead, it is prudence lacking the benefit of moral character. ...

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