Virtue

Virtue (Greek αρετη; Latin virtus) is the habitual, well-established, readiness or disposition of man's powers directing them to some goodness of act. (1) Virtue is moral excellence of a man or a woman. The word αρετη is derived from the Greek arete (αρετη). As applied to humans, a virtue is a good character trait. The Latin word virtus literally means "manliness," from vir, "man" in the masculine sense; and referred originally to masculine, warlike virtues such as courage. In one of the many ironies of etymology, in English the word virtue is often used to refer to a woman's chastity.

The four virtues

The four classic Western "cardinal" virtues are:

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• prudence/wisdom
• justice
• fortitude/courage
• temperance

The four classic Islam "cardinal" virtues are:

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Shiddiq : prudence/wisdom/truthful
• Tabligh : communicative
• Amanah : trustworthy
• Fathanah : intelligent or smart