The phrase "ancient virtues" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing moral principles or qualities that have been valued throughout history.
Example: "In today's fast-paced world, many people seek to reconnect with ancient virtues such as honesty, integrity, and compassion."
Alternatives: "timeless values" or "age-old principles".
The names were Pan's idea: these are ancient virtues in Taoism.
Bravery is one of those ancient virtues that we confer as accolades too easily in the celebrity age.
Unfortunately, cinema being the devil's work, the ancient virtues of sincerity and truthfulness are no guarantee of anything.
And he says, taking a direct gibe at Aristotle, and noting as such that he's so doing, neither can the ancient virtues–(Oh, my goodness, how do I close that email?)–neither can the ancient virtues of moderation and self control be considered as good in themselves.
A holder of degrees in both architecture and urban planning, he regarded such buildings as destructive of cities' ancient virtues – as do many conservationists and urban activists, and as, in some ways, does Graham himself.
A conservative, Diocletian was concerned with the preservation of the ancient virtues: the obligation of children to feed their parents in old age; of parents to treat their children justly; of spouses to respect the laws of marriage; of sons not to bear witness against their fathers, or slaves against their masters; and of private property, creditor's rights, and contract clauses to be protected.
Moderation, an ancient virtue, will be viewed with contempt.
It also features Elysian fields, a temple of ancient virtue, shrine of British worthies, a Grecian valley and a gothic temple.
He also molded the grounds of Stowe House (and Stowe School), the neo-Classical manor house where Mr. Richardson spent his formative teenage years, running during gym class between the Temple of Ancient Virtue and the Shrine of British Worthies.
The ancient virtue of prudence was never just the art of avoiding harm; it involves the intelligent choice of means to achieve an end, and thus reappears as the ability to calculate risks.
Statistical probability is perhaps the most relevant anticipatory system of modern society, and represents the functional substitute for the ancient virtue of prudence.
