Virtue
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A virtue is a trait of excellence, including traits that may be moral, social, or intellectual. The cultivation and refinement of virtue is held to be the "good of humanity" and thus is valued as an e
Cardinal and Theological Virtues, a 1511 portrait by Raphael
Personification of virtue (Ἀρετή) in Celsus Library in Ephesus, Anatolia
Valluvar (Statue at SOAS, University of London)
Virtues fighting vices, stained glass window (14th century) in the Niederhaslach Church
Temperance (virtue)
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Temperance in its modern use is defined as moderation or voluntary self-restraint. It is typically described in terms of what a person voluntarily refrains from doing. This includes restraint from rev
Piero del Pollaiuolo, Temperance (1470)
Figure of Temperance from Digges memorial by Nicholas Stone, St. Mary's Church, Chilham
Representation of temperance (painted wood sculpture, dated 1683, which covers the shrine of the baptismal church Breton Commana in France). Temperance's foot tips over a jug of wine, and presents a pitcher of water
Temperance, in Saint Peter's Abbey, Ghent