A virtue is an excellent character trait or quality, such as courage, honesty and creativity.
Virtues are expressed in action, and practice is essential: just as you need to practice
drawing in order to become a designer, you need to practice in acting virtuously in order to
cultivate virtues. To truly ‘possess’ a virtue means it is deeply ingrained in your personality –
you cannot have half a virtue. A courageous person is not just occasionally courageous. A
person who sometimes keeps his promise does not have the virtue of trustworthiness.