virtuous

“* The cardinal* (* 9*) * virtues* are the _hinge_-virtues, those on which the character _hinges_ or turns, those, the possession of all which, would constitute a virtuous character, while the absence of any one of them would justly forfeit for a man the epithet _virtuous_.”

A Manual of Moral Philosophy

“Bünger uses the phrase "recursive decontenting" to describe what he called a virtuous cycle in automobile manufacturing: cutting mass, retaining power and increasing efficiency.”

Wired: Future Is Now for Green Cars

“News analyst Ken Doctor of Outsell recently wrote of what he called the virtuous cycle created by charging your most loyal online readers - who are presumably those invested enough in your news outlet to pay.”

NPR Topics: News

“The job growth was better than economists expected and perhaps the strongest sign yet that what they call a "virtuous cycle" has taken hold: When people spend more, corporate earnings rise, leading to more hiring and then more spending.”

The Seattle Times

“What, in basketball, is called an assist, in morality, is called virtuous complicity.”

Fictionaut: Getting Godless

“In the particular case [of the CRU emails], calling for scientists to take the moral high ground, and to be more virtuous, is roughly the equivalent of suggesting that victims of sexual assault should act more virtuous.”

2010 April 9 | Serendipity

“This argument that scientists should somehow be more virtuous is a huge fallacy.”

Who is pulling the strings? | Serendipity

“In this particular case, calling for scientists to take the moral high ground, and to be more virtuous, is roughly the equivalent of suggesting that victims of sexual assault should act more virtuous.”

Who is pulling the strings? | Serendipity

“He left all for the sake of certain virtuous self-indulgences.”

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