All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Virtue is best shown through fair treatment of others.
- In plain terms
- Being good means treating people fairly.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on justice to build virtue.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you show fairness?
- Is justice enough for virtue?
Another view
Virtue includes more than just justice, like courage.
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