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Kindness

August 18, 2019 by admin

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted”

– Aesop

Definition:

  • Expressing genuine concern about the well-being of others (educateinvirtue)
  • Being of a sympathetic or helpful nature (MW)
  • Being generous, helpful, and caring for other people (CAM)

Vices:

  • Excess: Forgetting one’s own needs for the sake of others, self-impoverishment
  • Deficit: Selfishness, not caring for others

Example:

Holding the door open for someone; giving a smile to a stranger
Related Virtues: Charity, Compassion, Courtesy, Decency, Love

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