Since then Happiness is the action of the soul conformably to perfect virtue, it is necessary to examine what human virtue is: and this is the most essential mark to which the true politician will direct his attention (i.
And yet it falls short of being a perfect virtue, because it does not make its possessor to use it well; for which purpose something further is requisite: although there cannot be a good use without the art.
For since virtue is directed to the doing of good works, perfect virtue is that which gives the faculty of doing a perfectly good work, and this consists in not only doing what is good, but also in doing it well.
But "happiness is an operation in respect of a habit of perfect virtue" (Ethic.
For instance, if a man do what is just, what he does is good: but it will not be the work of a perfect virtueunless he do it well, i.
By the excellent example and precepts of his masters, and the strong impressions of an early grace, he seemed formed by nature to perfect virtue.
Hence it is placed among the beatitudes, which are acts of perfect virtue, as stated above (I-II, Q.
Since a beatitude is an act of perfect virtue, all the beatitudes belong to the perfection of spiritual life.
In this disposition, the holy doctors of the Church discovered in the divine oracles that spirit of perfect virtue, which they imbibed and improved from their assiduous meditation.
The Master said, 'The sage and the man of perfect virtue;-- how dare I rank myself with them?
Perfect virtue is the burden which he considers it is his to sustain;-- is it not heavy?
Now the man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others.
The Master said, 'Such was Hui that for three months there would be nothing in his mind contrary to perfect virtue.
And it is in a special sense perfect Virtue because it is the practice of perfect Virtue.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "perfect virtue" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
