Knightly Virtues in today's world
I have had a conversation with a couple different people now that has me thinking. Is it good to try and live up to the knightly ideal in everyday life? I have run across one set of virtues from the The Emblem of the Order of St. John, (an organization that can be traced back to the Knights Hospitaller) that I think is a great example of knightly virtues.
“The emblem of the Order is a white eight-pointed cross embellished in the four principal angles alternately with a lion passant guardant and a unicorn passant. The four arms of the cross signify the cardinal virtues:Prudence, Temperance, Justice and Fortitude. The eight points signify the beatitudes: Humility, Compassion, Courtesy, Devotion, Mercy, Purity, Peace and Endurance." (From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knightly_Virtues)
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“The emblem of the Order is a white eight-pointed cross embellished in the four principal angles alternately with a lion passant guardant and a unicorn passant. The four arms of the cross signify the cardinal virtues:Prudence, Temperance, Justice and Fortitude. The eight points signify the beatitudes: Humility, Compassion, Courtesy, Devotion, Mercy, Purity, Peace and Endurance." (From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knightly_Virtues)
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