He is a fine example of a leader who shouldn't have been prepared for a full on conflict with 🇷🇺. He's handled it so well. Diplomatic, with pragmatic persuasion.
Noted for telling the truth & championing innovation in the face⁶ of overwhelming odds!
He's done his best...
#Virtues

Benjamin Franklin’s Lifetime System of 13 Personal Virtues and One Tired Dad with Five Half-Baked Character Tweaks - Emberhart Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues—And 5 Modern Tweaks from a Tired Dad. Inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s timeless 13 virtues, a father reflects on character, self-improvement, and five modern commitments…

Franklin’s system of 13 personal virtues was methodical. He designed a grid, tracked his behavior, and focused on one virtue per week. Over 13 weeks, he covered them all, then started again. #BenjaminFranklin #Virtues #Emberhart www.emberhart.com/benjamin-fra...

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A quotation from **Josh Billings**

> Man iz mi brother, and i konsider that i am nearer related tew him through hiz vices, than i am through hiz virtews.
>
> [Man is my brother, and I consider that I am nearer related to him through his vices, than I am through his virtues.]

**Josh Billings** […]

Introducing #neutral #virtues.

Survival

Understanding

Empathy

Improvement

Respect

Honesty

Toleration

Self Expression

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Intellectual Responsibility From Soviet Genetics to LLM Memory: The Discipline of Intellectual Responsibility

Another fantastic read #virtues #AI #booksky #fiction #newTech
God he is good

#bsky #virtues #Ai #booksky #parable #moses

aaj ki #shayari on #radiodil
audaciously translated…
seek first your own
#flaws and #virtues,
only then #call someone
good or bad.
_haresh vanza

Meekness isn’t weakness – once considered positive, it’s one of the ‘undersung virtues’ that deserve defense today The word ‘meekness’ might seem old-fashioned – and not a positive trait. But understanding its original meaning can identify an important virtue.

#Meekness isn’t #weakness – once considered positive, it’s one of the ‘undersung #virtues’ that deserve defense today

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Virtue’s Starlight
shuNai feat. Chen Mei
February 26, 2026

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#shuNai #Virtues #Starlight #EmotionalMetal #MetalBallad #DarkAlternative #RawEmotion #CinematicRock #AcousticMetal #sgmusic

Virtue’s Void

shuNai feat. Chen Mei

February 26, 2026

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#shuNai #Virtues #VirtuesVoid #DarkPop #EmotionalMusic #AlternativePop #RawHonesty #IndieVibes #CinematicMusic #sgmusic

The Good Faith Partnership are conducting a survey looking at the Virtues of Faith and how they contribute to a cohesive society. Less than 10 mins. £5 voucher + entry in prize draw for the first 1000! #Faith #Virtues #Cohesion #Survey #PrizeDraw
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This is where it all began…
And where it all ended.

Virtue’s…

This art holds the heart of it all — the light lost, the years burned, the love broke.

February 26, 2026

#shunai #virtues #emotionalmusic #darkalternative #rawhonesty #indievibes #cinematicmusic #nostalgiacore #alternativemusic

#Aquinas: " #Revelation has been made to many #pagans...the old pagan #virtues were from God." So-called "pagan" teachings are not w/o deep truths that lead to transformed hearts, & to actions, stories, & practices that can transform others. bit.ly/4qqZFGo
Photo: Starhawk, OccupyLA, by Laura Sharkey

प्रेन्द्र प्रथमानि सत्यानि कृतानि वीर्याणि वोचम्।
चकर्थ महानि पूर्वाणि करणानि नूतनानि नूनम्॥
O #Indra, I #proclaim forth the #primal #true #exploits, the #virtues that have been done.
You have wrought great former #feats; behold, the #deeds have been made #anew. Amen.

“A #tale of #wincing #virtues” #AI #Music #song on #youtube using #Suno with my #lyrics and my #voice / #EDM

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“A #tale of #wincing #virtues” #AI #Music #song on #youtube using #Suno with my #lyrics and my #voice / #House

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“A #tale of #wincing #virtues” #AI #Music #song on #youtube using #Suno with my #lyrics and my #voice / #Chillout

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I want you... to please check out my newest video about #fasting:

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#furry #latex #christian #rubberfur #virtues

Scott Morrison and Dan Andrews got it wrong. Here are 7 ways to get crisis leadership right In the past, crisis leadership has skewed towards displays of strength over compassion. New research suggests something is shifting.

#nzpol Aussie examples in this piece just out in The Conversation with my friend Toby Newstead - but the core ideas have relevance here

#Crisis #Leadership #Virtues

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Definition: STRENGTH
#tabbitandvale #virtues #comics #artist
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WONDERS LITTLE WORLD 1678 Wanley NATURE MORALITY CRIME INVENTIONS HISTORY MAN

#books #antiquarian #17thcentury #humnanature #anatomy #physiology #passions #psychological #behaviour #virtues #vices #morality #inventions #history #crime #bookauction
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GIG REVIEW: Nicolas Cage Fighter, Virtues, Cultists & Iocaste – Melbourne 10th January 2026 The Evelyn Hotel, an iconic live music venue in Melbourne, played host to a full-scale onslaught of Australian metal. This was my first time attending the venue, and from the outside you’d be forgiven for [...] The post GIG REVIEW: Nicolas Cage Fighter, Virtues, Cultists & Iocaste – Melbourne 10th January 2026 appeared first on Metal-Roos.

Join me in a Collective Project: Intellectual Virtues in AI Know Thyself: Intellectual Virtue with AI/Robotics may become more of a thing in 2026

Between the extremes of As and Fs lie situations that display certain qualities that might reasonably be called #virtues. Rather than outcomes, these are categories of behavior or thought, identifiable along a scale, and capable of centering judgment in a way that benefits its intended purpose. #AI

#Itsawonderfullife #Hollywood #Movies #films #Classics #humanity #wethepeople #stories #Christmas #Life #Lessons #Love #Truelove #Values #morals #virtues #Happiness Just watched today at 1pm in the Grand Theatre here... my favorite film ever-- It's A Wonderful Life. Jimmy Stewart & Donna Reed. Best!

Everyone is welcome to join us this Friday! Please message for the Zoom link #FridayWorship #BibleStudy #ChristianFellowship #virtues #SDA #Bognor 🤍🙏

Self-portrait series on the cardinal sins: Desperation, Gluttony, Greed, and Wrath! This was inspired by Giotto's virtues and vices fresco.

#selfportraits #art #photography #visualarts #series #concepts #virtues #vices #catholicism #giotto

Next up, in trio of books I’m reading on #virtues (two by Josef Pieper) & #vices.

They are #hypocritical cuz they are #cowards, not just cuz they deny others their #religious #freedoms. Hypocritical cuz they don't stand before the court and say you're wrong and #God said so. That's #MissKitty. Fuck their #false #virtues of #decorum. That's just control. #SCOTUS you are dismissed.