Tag Archive for virtues

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
- Confucius

No government is perfect. One of the chief virtues of a democracy, however, is that its defects are always visible and under democratic processes can be pointed out and corrected.
– Harry S. Truman (33rd U.S. President)

The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Who sows virtue reaps honor.
- Leonardo da Vinci

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
- Buddha

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
- Buddha

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
- Abraham Lincoln

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
- C. S. Lewis

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
- Maya Angelou

The Power of… DILIGENCE

Working Hard

DILIGENCE. Do you always do your best? Do you remain focused on your goals? How often have you given up when things seemed difficult? In 2007, I finished my doctorate in World Religions and became Dr. Kennedy, or “Dr. Terri K.” as my friends are calling me. As a busy entrepreneur, I had to be focused to get the work done in-between leading corporate workshops, speaking at events, coaching private clients, teaching yoga classes, and writing this column and other articles. It wasn’t easy and often required me to sacrifice “play-time” such as catching the latest movie, for “cerebral time” which usually included taking an exam or researching for another paper. Since it was a goal I wanted to achieve, I worked steadily on it over the last few years.

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