NationStates Jolt Archive

What do you think are the most important virtues?

Rationality, patience, determination, perseverance are a few I think are important.

Loyalty.

Loyalty.

That's a good one. How important do you think it is? E.g. a friend committed a very serious crime, would it be better to be loyal and let them get away with it, or to report them to the police?

Integrity.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. Against such things there are no laws.

Ah, self-control. Very good.

Honesty and reason.

Rectitude
Respect
Honor
Loyalty
Honesty
Benevolence
Courage

The most important virtues are love and respect for yourself.

That's a good one. How important do you think it is? E.g. a friend committed a very serious crime, would it be better to be loyal and let them get away with it, or to report them to the police?

Pretty important, but not essential. I have plenty of friend that I wouldn't trust an inch. But in my head my friends are divided into two lists: My friends that would take a beating in a fight for me, and those that would run away.

For example if I tell someone a secret, they'd better be under torture before they reveal it. But I'm not going to tell a secret to someone who I know can't keep it.

honesty, consideration for others feelings, personal integrity, self discipline, steadfastness, faith

The most important virtues are love and respect for yourself.
Unfortunately, in a world full of assholes this amounts to little more than self-righteousness and delusions of grandeur. The liberal-psychobabble crowd loves that shit, though.

Respect
Courage
Self-Control
Honesty