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Showing gaman is seen as a sign of maturity and strength. Keeping private affairs, problems and complaints silent demonstrates strength and politeness as others have seemingly larger problems as well. If a person with gaman received help from someone else, they would be compliant, not ask for any additional help, and voice no concerns. [9] [8]
The theological virtues are those named by Paul the Apostle in 1 Corinthians 13: "And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love." [ 5 ] The third virtue is also commonly referred to as "charity", as this is how the influential King James Bible translated the Greek word agape .
The cardinal virtues are listed in the deuterocanonical book Wisdom of Solomon 8:7, which reads: She [Wisdom] teaches temperance, and prudence, and justice, and fortitude, which are such things as men can have nothing more profitable in life. They are also found in other non-canonical scriptures like 4 Maccabees 1:18–19, which relates:
"No one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint, none but persons of the greatest good fortune." (41:35) "Verily man is in loss, except such as have faith, and do righteous deeds, and join together in the mutual enjoining of truth, and of patience (perseverance on good) and constancy." (103:2–3)
30 Prayers for the Sick. 1. "O God, the sources of all health: So fill my heart with faith in your love, that with calm expectancy I may make room for your power to possess me, and gracefully ...
The first mention in Christian literature of the three theological virtues is in St. Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians 1:3, "...calling to mind your work of faith and labor of love and endurance in hope..." [3] In 1 Thessalonians 5:8, he refers to this triad of virtues again, "But since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the ...
Her 14-page essay of 1958, "The Necessity of Not Believing", concludes: "There is no reason to be sad, as some people are sad when they feel religion slipping off from them. There is no reason to be sad, it is a good thing." The essay was unveiled at a meeting of the Cambridge Humanist Society. [7] Smith died of a brain tumour on 7 March 1971. [2]
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