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PATIENCE (1996)
Acrylic on Panel - 13” x 10 ½”

All the virtues represented in my series of the same name are ones that seem to me to be in short supply today. 1/2

#personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #virtues

Out of the water slender outcrops of stone stand earthy bronze in contrast to blue skies barely marked with traces of cloud. Attached to the top one of the thicker shards of pitted, textured stone is an intact spiral of an ammonite fossil. Lazing across the upper curve of the ridged shell, a woman raises her head to catch golden rays of light and an ocean breeze that carries the long locks of her sunflower blonde hair. The bare curve of her hip suggests that she's not wearing anything.

SERRCissä näkyyvaikka mitä ajattelun väärtiä, https://social-epistemology.com/, mutta on jo myöhä (ainakin jossain).

#serrc #social #epistemology #socialEpistemology #epistemic #hubris #intellectual #virtues #expertise #europe #ontology #morality #suicide #self #compromise

#virtues #virtutes #tugenden #stoa #musoniusrufus #quoteoftheday #spruchdestages #romanvirtues #roman #römisch #stoicism #stoizismus

Meme-Text: „Virtue consists not only of theoretical but also of practical knowledge, like medicine and music do: Just as the physician and the musician not only have to learn the principles of their art but also have to be trained to act according to them, so the person who whishes to be virtuous must not only learn the rules of virtue but also practice them seriously and diligently.“ (C. Musonius Rufus)
Den Meme-Hintergrund bildet das Foto eines freskenverzierten römischen Raumes, vermutlich Pompeji

HOPE (1997)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 13” x 10”

Ammonites have always been meant as a personal form of “memento mori” symbols in my art. They are cautionary reminders of our impermanence. 1/3

#personalvisions #imaginativerealism #fineart #virtues

A woman in flowing robes stands on a mound of rock. In front of her, large ammonite fossils stack, unevenly fused together by coral. The s-shaped formation blocks vibrant blue night sky, but the ammonites are ancient and deteriorating. The woman holds a hand to her chest as she stares through the eroded spiral center to witness a bright shining star.

#virtues #virtutes #stoa #epiktet #epictetus #quoteoftheday #romanvirtues #roman #römisch #stoicism

Meme mit einem römischen Fresko - das Oberteil eines reich verzierten (gemalten) Türrahmens, bekrönt von Fabeltieren und einem Phönix - und folgendem Text: "If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these." (Verfasser: Epiktet)

The boys at Normandy entered the chat to say that if you were ever issued a Department of Defense Common Access Card, you’re card-carrying antifa and this is all cringe af, what are #American #virtues anymore?

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#WordsMeanThings #GIJoe #heroes #veterans #patriotism #culture #war

Quote of the day, 13 September: St. Teresa of Avila

Discusses these words of the Our Father:
Dimitte nobis debita nostra.

He now tells the Father to forgive us our debts since we ourselves forgive. Thus, He says, going on with the prayer He teaches us, “And forgive us, Lord, our debts as we forgive our debtors.”

How the Lord must esteem this love we have for one another! Indeed, Jesus could have put other virtues first and said: forgive us, Lord, because we do a great deal of penance or because we pray much and fast or because we have left all for You and love You very much. He didn’t say forgive us because we would give up our lives for You, or, as I say, because of other possible things. But He said only, “forgive us because we forgive.”

Saint Teresa of Avila

The Way of Perfection, chap. 36, nos. 1, 7

Teresa of Avila, St. 1985, The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, translated from the Spanish by Kavanaugh, K; Rodriguez, O, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

Featured image: Sunlight reveals the confessional in an old church. Image credit: Dominika / Adobe Stock

#forgiveness #loveForNeighbor #OurFather #StTeresaOfAvila #virtues

For Temperance, control your first emotional reactions. Pick your words carefully, focusing on being clear and calm instead of reacting defensively or impulsively.

After the interaction, take a moment to reflect: Which of these qualities did you show well? Where could you have done better?
#DailyPractice #PersonalGrowth #CommunicationSkills #Virtues (4/4)

Win One For Confucians

https://www.xenofact.com/2025/07/27/win-one-for-confucians/

#Mythology #Greece #Gods #Skulls #Temple #Scenes #Art #Sunset #Hues #Artifacts #Decor #Ancients #Heritage #Lovers #Beauty #Culture #Landscapes #Ruins #Inspired #Feminine #Mother #Goddess #Sacred #Chthonic #Civilizations #Veneration #Cycles #Fertility #Egalitarian #History #Transformation #Virtues #Aristocracy #Patriarchal #Masculine #Themes #Society #Spirit #Power #Evolution #Philosophy #Legacy #Powerful #Change #Spiritual

https://zhachev.substack.com/p/the-transmutation-of-the-sacred

✨📜🖋️✨👀🐲🐯❣️  #PenQuote #July2nd #Vices #Virtues #MakeFor #Interesting #Friends #IMHO

A pen quote of Abraham Lincoln that reads, “It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.”

Written using Pelikan Edelstein inks: Adventurine, Moonstone & Topaz.

Yell #virtues.

The image features a red prohibition symbol, commonly recognized as a circle with a diagonal line through it, indicating "not allowed" or "forbidden." Inside this symbol is a golden crown adorned with colorful gemstones, including green and purple.

Text below reads: “est. 1789”

John Calvin, early #Calvinist, reflects on the Second Use of the Law. The destitute are under God’s protection. This fact causes restraint in those are tempted to commit wickedness against the poor, if there were no earthly resistance.

Today, would the burden of shame be placed in an entirely different place, that those who criticize wealth creators would need to fear the hand of God?

How can you respond favorably to God’s Law?

#christian #joy #virtues #education #eattherich

JOHN CALVIN (1509-1564) Harmony of the Law ... all those who are destitute and deprived of earthly succor, are under the guardianship and protection of God, and preserved by His hand; and thus the audacity of those is restrained, who trust that they may commit any wickedness with impunity, provided no earthly being resists them."

Ascending to the Seven Virtues of J.R.R. Tolkien https://buff.ly/Fu4I75M #virtues #culture #worldview #value #Tolkien

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@eco-g The price of bias is a failing government, corruption, unsustainable economy and more extremism. By effectively financing Reform the media barons; the billionaire oligarchs and their fascist cults are furthering the destruction of civil rights and ethical laws. #Virtues #NotWar #NotTerror #NotGenocide #NotEcocide #MediaAccountability #Bias #BiasAirtime #DirtyMoney #UK #ukpolitics #corruption #ElectionBribery #VestedInterests #ShellBuyout #SellingUK #Oligarchs #ToadyParties #Inequality #Injustice

@reverend Suppose civil rights ground the basis of virtues, which depend on ethical freedom. Without the ethical mediation of constitutional rights, how can there be any freedom from caprice, hubris, greed, violence and terror; driven by inequality and injustice? #CivilRights #Virtues #EthicalFreedom #IdeologicalDogma #EthicalRights #DeityConstitutesDialectic #DialecticTranscendsBeing #Socrates