natural virtues
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Some Renaissance thinkers praised the Indians as innocent “noble savages” whose natural virtues mocked the vices of civilized Christians, though exaggerated accounts of Indian innocence were as unrealistic as contrasting reports of Indian savagery.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
With all, moreover, Father Hecker insisted on the practice of the natural virtues, honesty, temperance, truthfulness, kindliness. courage, and manliness generally, as preceding any practical move towards the higher life.
From Life of Father Hecker by Elliott, Walter
It gave her something like the natural virtues of mountain coolness and ocean air.
From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Comfort, Will Levington
Having laid down in broad terms the fundamental doctrine of the supernatural life, it is proper to say a word of the natural virtues and of their relation to the supernatural.
From Life of Father Hecker by Elliott, Walter
He may indeed practise some natural virtues, but these virtues are in general only exterior.
From Public School Education by Müller, Michael
