Item 13 in Truth By Reason Master Ethical Code

Cultivate Ethical Character

Develop compassion, wisdom, courage, justice, humility, patience, integrity, generosity, diligence and temperance.

Position
13
Form
Mixed formulation
Obligation
Context-dependent
Wording status
Translation
Intended audience
Everyone
Last reviewed
28 June 2026

Names and terminology

Canonical name: Cultivate Ethical Character

Source wording

<p>Develop compassion, wisdom, courage, justice, humility, patience, integrity, generosity, diligence and temperance.</p>

Translation

Literal meaning

Develop compassion, wisdom, courage, justice, humility, patience, integrity, generosity, diligence and temperance.

Broader interpretation

Virtues must be guided by truth and justice: loyalty is not obedience to wrongdoing, and patience is not tolerance of abuse.

Practical meaning

Develop compassion, wisdom, courage, justice, humility, patience, integrity, generosity, diligence and temperance.

Ethical purpose

Virtues must be guided by truth and justice: loyalty is not obedience to wrongdoing, and patience is not tolerance of abuse.

Modern application

Apply this principle to personal conduct, organisations and public policy, with particular attention to people and beings who carry the greatest risks while holding the least power.

Criticism and difficult cases

This principle may conflict with other duties. It should therefore be applied with evidence, proportionality, role reversal, attention to power and review of foreseeable consequences.

Truth By Reason analysis

Virtues must be guided by truth and justice: loyalty is not obedience to wrongdoing, and patience is not tolerance of abuse.

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