Essay on Moral Strength is a Greater But Rarer Virtue

Moral Strength is a Greater But Rarer Virtue

Moral strength is a greater but rarer virtue. More people have the moral strength to avoid doing bad things than to do good things. Better to encourage people to be moral than to discourage them from being immoral. Morality is more complicated than what's laid out in the law books. Morality requires learning and/or reflection, neither of which are as common as would like. Good people with moral fibre will often be guided by their conscience toward the right action

Moral strength is a greater but rarer virtue

Moral strength is a greater but rarer virtue than physical strength.
Physical strength and moral strength are both important virtues, but only one of them can be used to help you accomplish your goals. The difference between the two lies in how they're used and what you can do with them. Physical power is useful when you need it to survive; it gives meaning and purpose to your life because it's something that will always be useful in some way or another. But moral power gives us more control over our lives—it helps us make decisions about what we value most in them; it allows us to take action on those values without worrying about whether the outcome will turn out well or badly (or if there'll even be an outcome at all). In this way, moral strength is even more important than physical strength!

More people have the moral strength to avoid doing bad things than to do good things

Moral strength is a rare virtue than others. It's more difficult to achieve and maintain. Most people are selfish and self-interested, not altruistic or selfless (see the table below). They are less likely to be moral than honest—they cheat, lie, steal and do bad things for the sake of doing them or to avoid having their own mistakes exposed.

Better to encourage people to be moral than to discourage them from being immoral

Moral strength is a greater but rarer virtue. While it can be argued that morality is more complicated than what's laid out in the law books, there are certain things that everyone should agree on: murder is wrong, theft is wrong and lying to one's parents when they ask "did you finish your homework?" Is not only morally reprehensible but also socially unacceptable.

But when it comes down to it, most people don't consider themselves to be immoral unless they've done something significantly worse than stealing their neighbour's lawn mower or leaving a note saying "I'm sorry" on someone else's car door (and those are two examples from my own neighbourhood). In fact, many people prefer being guided by their conscience toward the right action rather than being told what they're doing wrong by society at large.

Morality is more complicated than what's laid out in the law books

While the law tells you what to do, morality is more complicated than that. It's about being a good person and doing what is right. It's about treating others with respect, even if they don't deserve it or don't want it. Morality has to do with respecting yourself first, then others around you, and then nature itself—the planet we all share together!

Morality requires learning and/or reflection, neither of which are as common as would like

Moral strength is a rarer virtue than we may think. It requires learning and/or reflection, neither of which are as common as would like. You can't just do what you think is right; you have to think about it first.

You also need to be aware of your own biases and prejudices, so that they don't influence your thinking when it comes to moral issues like abortion or guns. If someone says something offensive (and they will), then they need context before being taken seriously by anyone else who hears their words—and no one wants someone else's opinion on things like abortion or guns influencing theirs!

So while I believe in moral strength because it shows how resilient people can be when faced with difficulty, there are times when even the strongest among us have had their hearts broken by others' actions toward them personally--and sometimes those things happen without warning!

Good people with moral fibre will often be guided by their conscience toward the right action

When you have a conscience, it's an internal sense of right and wrong that can be a great guide to the right action. If you know what is right, then you will act in accordance with that knowledge. But if your conscience tells you to do something wrong—or no action at all—then your actions may not be guided by any moral framework at all!

For example, A man who does not believe in God might claim that there is no God but still be guided by his conscience toward doing good deeds (e.g., helping those in need). Another person may claim to believe in God but still choose not to follow through on what their faith requires because they feel that anything more than minimal effort would require too much hard work and stress out their life unnecessarily; instead of going against his beliefs about what was right or wrong he just decided not to worry about it anymore so he could enjoy himself more often without feeling guilty about ignoring such important matters as staying healthy through the exercise regularly etcetera...

People have dark sides and impulses, some can be resisted and others will never completely go away

It's important to recognize that everyone has dark sides and impulses. Some can be resisted and others will never completely go away. The most important thing you can do is be able to recognize your own dark side when it comes up so that you know how to behave in a way that doesn't hurt other people or yourself.

Internal morality is a great goal, but nobody is perfect and no society is ever going to be totally fair and just

So, what to do? You can try your best to be a good person and do the right thing. You should also try not to let anyone get you down by bad things happening in the world. This is especially important because we all know that nobody is perfect and neither will any society ever be totally fair or just—but that doesn't mean you shouldn't strive for internal morality!

In practice, we should treat each other with respect and assume that most people want to do good.

In practice, we should treat each other with respect and assume that most people want to do good.

In theory, it sounds nice: "Let's be kind to each other." But in practice, this can be difficult. We don't always know what someone else is feeling or thinking; we have different goals and interests; sometimes we get into fights over things that might seem insignificant at first glance (or even just by looking at one another).

Being a good person is hard work, perhaps harder work than being bad or staying neutral to everyone else

Being a good person is hard work, perhaps harder work than being bad or staying neutral. The challenge of being good is to overcome your own impulses and those of others. It means you have to fight against yourself and against those around you, which can be exhausting.

Goodness requires strength of character: the ability to stand up for what's right in spite of personal cost or social pressure (and sometimes both). It also requires courage: the willingness not only to speak out but also act on what seems right at this moment in time—even if it later turns out that your actions were wrong or even harmful!

Conclusion

Moral strength is not a virtue we should all strive to be like, because it's rare. But moral weakness is much more common and easier to identify. We can't build a society on people who are morally weak. Instead, we need to encourage people to be morally strong so that they can lead us toward a better future for all of us.