1. Colton Broughton Human Strengths and Weakness' Part 1 & 2 October 12th 2010
Virtue:
Doing something that you think is right. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/virtue
“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 ofhuman life,one needs the light of wisdom and the
guidance ofvirtue.” - (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism)
“Virtue is not left to stand alone.He who practices it will have neighbours.” - (Confucius;China's most famous teacher,
philosopher, andpolitical theorist.)
Vice:
Doing something, that would be considered bad or wrong by others. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vice
"Is pride,the never-failing vice of fools?" - (Alexander Pope, English poet, 3rd most quote person in history, Noted for his
Translation of Homer)
"If vice and corruption prevail,liberty cannotsubsist;butif virtue have the advantage,arbitrary power cannot be
established." (Algernon Sidney English politician, republican political theorist, colonel, and opponent of King Charles II
of England,who became involved in a plot against the King and was executed for treason.)
Ambition:
Wanting to do something so badly that you will do anything to do it
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ambition.
"All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition"- (Cesare Pavese,Italian poet, novelist,
literary critic and translator)
"Ambition breaks the ties of blood,and forgets the obligations ofgratitude." - (Sallust Roman historian, belonged to a
well-known plebeian family)
Duty
Something you have to do because of a commitment. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Duty
"All the great things are simple,and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom,justice, honor, duty, mercy,
hope." - (Winston Churchill,World War 2 British General)
"The duty of youth is to challenge corruption." - (Kurt Cobain Grunge Musician of the 90's)
