Virtues or values?
Honesty is one of the most important .......in our life.
a) virtues b) values
I think both virtues and values. I would appreciate it if you gave me the correct answer explaining the difference between virtues and values.
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virtues Here are the definitions from the Macmillan dictionary. virtue: a good quality or habit that a person has, especially a moral one such as honesty or loyalty values: the principles and beliefs that influence the behavior and way of life of a particular group or community I can sympathize with your indecision. It's a tough call.
- virtues Here are the definitions from the Macmillan dictionary.
- virtue: a good quality or habit that a person has, especially a moral one such as honesty or loyalty values: the principles and beliefs that influence the behavior and way of life of a particular group or community I can sympathize with your indecision.
- It's a tough call.
- It's just that when we native speakers are asked to list virtues, "honesty" almost always appears on the list, so we have a built-in tendency to classify "honesty" as a virtue.
- CJ
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virtues
Here are the definitions from the Macmillan dictionary.
virtue: a good quality or habit that a person has, especially a moral one such as honesty or loyalty
values: the principles and beliefs that influence the behavior and way of life of a particular group or community
I can sympathize with your indecision. It's a tough call. It's just
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