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I was bored today in a class, so I made a list of physical virtues and matched them with a corresponding list of mental virtues. Then I added corresponding spiritual ones. Then I added corresponding vices. This is what I came up with:
Strength, Intelligence & Courage
vs
Weakness, Stupidity & Cowardice
Balance, Wisdom & Honesty
vs
Imbalance, Foolishness & Dishonesty
Flexibility, Creativity & Open-Mindedness
vs
Stiffness, Rigidity & Closed-Mindedness
Dexterity, Wit & Mindfulness
vs
Clumsiness, Dullness & Thoughtlessness
Stamina, Willpower & Self-Worth
vs
Lethargy, Apathy & Self-Loathing
Note that honesty refers to being open and honest with yourself, something with which many people have trouble. I don't mean to say that it's necessarily a virtue in and of itself to be honest with others -- sometimes it may be better to lie. That's also why I opted to choose mindfulness over kindness. While kindness is often counted a virtue, it may not always be warranted, but a mindful attitude always is. I tried to keep this as amoral and objective as a list of virtues and vices can possibly be.
Do you agree with this list? Does it make sense to you? What would you change or add?
Strength, Intelligence & Courage
vs
Weakness, Stupidity & Cowardice
Balance, Wisdom & Honesty
vs
Imbalance, Foolishness & Dishonesty
Flexibility, Creativity & Open-Mindedness
vs
Stiffness, Rigidity & Closed-Mindedness
Dexterity, Wit & Mindfulness
vs
Clumsiness, Dullness & Thoughtlessness
Stamina, Willpower & Self-Worth
vs
Lethargy, Apathy & Self-Loathing
Note that honesty refers to being open and honest with yourself, something with which many people have trouble. I don't mean to say that it's necessarily a virtue in and of itself to be honest with others -- sometimes it may be better to lie. That's also why I opted to choose mindfulness over kindness. While kindness is often counted a virtue, it may not always be warranted, but a mindful attitude always is. I tried to keep this as amoral and objective as a list of virtues and vices can possibly be.
Do you agree with this list? Does it make sense to you? What would you change or add?