Sentence examples for personal virtues from inspiring English sources

When Confucius (551 479 bce) transformed aristocratic and imperial ideals into personal virtues, tianming came to be understood as the proper course of a person's life, and de became the contagious virtue the excellence or bearing with which the gentleman (junzi) influences others toward humane (ren) conduct, thus promoting a flourishing human society.

He spoke of Daniel's professional merits and personal virtues.

But – leaving aside Rowling's personal virtues – just how good are the Cormoran Strike books?

Mr Balls has many personal virtues, but to many Treasury old-timers he is an unelected upstart.

Yet in a party that stresses personal virtues, his two messy divorces and ethical transgressions may be disqualifications.

Indeed, his personal virtues were referenced as much as his technical ones when City announced his arrival.

A sense of personal virtue, you might suggest, somewhat sheepishly.

By what higher personal virtue does Changez presume to judge?

(Conservation, according to Cheney, is "a personal virtue").

I think the personal virtue of a candidate matters less when the stakes are so high.

Linking health to personal virtue and vice not only is bad science, it's bad medicine.