Dante and the Moral Virtues
“Our most proper fruits are the moral virtues, because in every direction they are in our power.” Here are eleven moral virtues as summarized by Dante and as presented in Dr. Anthony Esolen’s wonderful translation of the Inferno from Dante’s Comedia (page 405, Appendix E): 1) Courage: “[W]eapon and rein to control rashness and timidity …