Virtues Vices Novels & Stories

LUST. He wanted to take it all for his use alone and maliciously deprive others. GLUTTONY. To gain everything, be it money or power. AVARICE. To waste his time in idleness. SLOTH. To explode in vicious anger. WRATH. To wish for others to fail and come to fatal harm. ENVY. To be the best of all. PRIDE. Maru relished in all these feelings and a dark divinity had shrouded his body.

" She replied. "Of course, I will explain what I meant by that. You see, patience, tolerance, acceptance, and forgiveness are great and costly virtues among all others in life, especially, in a relationship and more especially in marital relationships. It is difficult to have, keep and maintain these virtues. Without them, however, life and relationships become unbearable, unsavory, and unworthy to live. To have them, one needs to endure, absorb, and go through pains, humiliation, and sometimes shame. One must sometimes let go of his/her pride, rights, power, office (in the home), etc. to maintain patience, tolerance, acceptance, and forgiveness. When these virtues are acquired and maintaine

"When I use my power from the sin of sloth, I can see people's powers and predict what they'd probably do. This is one reason why I said that I know all. Now do you get an idea of how many powers could possibly exist? It may take forever before you know every single power there is to know of." "I see... But the powers of each sin do share some base characteristics?" "Yes, they do. Powers of lust centers around manipulation of the mind or emotions. Powers of greed centers around hoarding and stealing. Powers of envy centers around jinxes, hexes, and curses. Powers of gluttony centers around devouring. Powers of wrath centers around the enhancements and battle prowess. Powers of pride centers

Driven by a cold, calculating logic, Violet talked about using weaknesses with almost chilling efficiency, sacrificing pawns, and manipulating the innocent. Her words, which reflected the harsh lessons she had learned in the shadows and the terrifying realities of their world, were incisive, exact, and free of sentimentality. But even after years of fighting and a lifetime of negotiating the harsh waters of their world, Vlad managed to hold onto a faint thread of something approaching morality. He talked about choosing the course of least bloodshed, protecting the innocent, and minimizing collateral damage.

However, within me lurked a deceitful side that couldn't ignore the powerful bond between us and how my body reacted to him despite my internal anger. I hugged myself tightly, attempting to rid myself of his presence, but it proved futile. What is the most dreadful aspect? I had given permission for it. Each time, I promised myself I would resist and push him away, but in the end, I allowed him to overpower me. And, with God's help, I desired it.

Right, straight thinking that is not affected by whims. Correct straight line. The straight belief that is accompanied by satisfaction and reassurance to what he is doing Matching the tongue to what is in the heart. Matching the behavior of the heart and tongue. The right life, which is based on the abandonment of pleasures. The right effort directed towards the uprightness of life on knowledge and truth and leaving refuge. In the teachings of Buddha, vices are traced back to three origins: Surrender to sanctuary and cravings. Bad faith in asking for things.

“That kind of courage deserves honor. To stand in front of your people and tell them the worst thing that happened to you, without flinching, is… rare.” A murmur of assent. A few heads bowed slightly, acknowledging the point. Eren let it sit, then added, “But courage is not the only virtue our people need.” He took a step down from the topmost stair, reducing the physical height between him and the crowd. “Kindness,” he said, “is also a virtue.” A mother near the back hugged her child closer. “Protection is a virtue,” he said. “Mercy is a virtue.” He didn’t look at the hall’s doors, but his next words pointed at them anyway.

His grey eyes swept over the half-packed trunk with clinical disapproval. "Sufficient is the language of mediocrity, Adrian," Lawrence snapped, reaching out to flick the edge of a folded lapel with a manicured fingernail. "The Wexfords judge a man by the thread count of his vestments before they ever listen to his balance sheet. Pack the double-breasted charcoal with the chalk stripe. And wear the onyx cufflinks. Not the silver ones. Silver suggests you're hedging your bets." Adrian swallowed the sharp retort burning the back of his throat. "I'll wear the onyx."

____Foolishness can't be justified with Innocence, Innocence, a virtue of soul while foolishness, an attribute of lack of capability to justify the actions with logical reasoning while subsiding the sea of emotions____ 'Sire, we're here!', the loud honking pried her gaze away, sweeping it across the fleet of sumptuous vessels, lined up along the shore. The waves dappled with sunrays peeking through the thick birches. He rolled out silently, walking over the edge of the lake where other affluent identities were already gathered for excursion, busy in chit-chatting with the queen mother and other royal personalities.

"But I assure you we are only humans, and contrary to what the church would have you believe, we are fallible, and will therefore, always fail." "We are blessed by Truth," he continued. "But let us not forget that we are also children of Ayla, bearing within us her gifts, as Truth fashioned us from her. It is from these gifts that we give rise to emotions, and it is these emotions that make us sin." He paused, his finger tapping against the top of his table. "So how do we help ourselves? It is simple. All sins are vanity born from our inability to truly understand Ayla's gifts, leading us to misuse them. However," he walked around to lean on his table, "everyone has their vices. And I tell t