7 classical virtues of trust, justice, hope, temperance, wisdom, courage and compassion - and how this applies to medicine

We often receive an email from the Chief of Staff on Wednesdays. The email is meant to unite the physicians at Cleveland Clinic around a common idea/topic/thought for that week.One of the emails mentioned "A virtuous culture built on the seven classical virtues of trust, justice, hope, temperance, wisdom, courage and compassion. These virtues offer us 25 centuries of wisdom about human conduct at its best."As a simple exercise, try thinking about one of thoseeach day of the week, make it the"theme of the day":Monday - TrustTuesday - JusticeWednesday - HopeThursday - TemperanceFriday - WisdomSaturday - CourageSunday - CompassionThese concepts are not new, of course. There have been multiple different variations proposed throughout the centuries. Some examples are references below. If you feel adventurous, don't limit yourself to 7 virtues but consider the 24 Prussian virtues below:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_virtueshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_virtueshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_virtues Posted atClinical Cases and Images. Stay updated andsubscribe, follow us onTwitter and connect onFacebook.
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