the Virtues of a Perfect Knight
To be beautiful in spirit is to love the beautiful in all things; desire to cultivate it in every sphere of life; in thought, word, deed and character to act in accordance with all the virtues; and to have a soul so awake that it can see and appreciate that everything, beautiful is a visible expression of the loving purposes of God.
To be charitable is to have affection, love and tenderness towards our fellows, to think favourably of them, and to judge them with liberality and love.
To be cheerful is to be gladdening and encouraging, and to promote joy to others by our presence and our words.
To be chivalrous is to carry out the duties of a true knight, never to take an unfair or mean advantage over another, to have a respect for womanly dignity and purity, and always to fight for the right.
To be courageous is to encounter all difficulties and dangers without fear and with firmness, and to go on even when we see these ahead of us.
To be courteous is to be polite in our behaviour to others, which conduct should be especially accompanied with kindness and some degree of dignity.
To be determined is to be of a firm mind and to be able to decide upon some line of action and with a fixed purpose to adhere to it.
To be disinterested is to be unselfish in any question or affair and not to be wrongly influenced by private advantage.
To be enduring is to refrain from sinking or yielding although sorely tired.
To be faithful is to have faith in God’s love and righteousness and in the ultimate goodness of human nature; to be loyal, true and constant to anyone with whom we are associated; to conform both in the letter and the spirit of any matter between ourselves and others, and to be true to our word at all times.
To be forgiving is to give up resentment against others for any wrong, to be merciful and compassionate and inclines to overlook offences at the first sign of true repentance.
To be friendly is to be disposed to promote the good of others and to have esteem and regard for all human beings and a desire to live in peace with them.
To be happy is to be contented in mind and to live in concord and harmony with all men. True happiness can only be obtained by making others happy.
To be helpful is to give assistance or aid to any who desire it, to deliver anyone from any difficulty or distress, or to advance any purpose or cause.
To be honourable is to have a nice sense of what is right, just and true, to direct everything to a just and proper end, to have a scorn for meanness and to hold all things that are good in veneration.
To be hopeful is to be confident and have a belief that something one wishes to attain is obtainable if a due effort is made to gain it.
To be humble is not to have inconsistent pride or arrogance, but to be modest in one’s demeanour without being servile; to have a spirit that acknowledges the truth, whether it is in one’s favour or against one.
To be just is to act conformably to what is right and to render to everyone their due, to be equitable, upright, impartial and fair, and to conform to the principles of justice in dealing with others.
To be kind is to be disposed to do good to others and to make them happy, to be benevolent, tender and friendly, and to show goodwill towards all mankind.
To be loyal is to give devoted service to a leader or cause and to be true to a plighted faith, duty or love.
To be loving is to have a tender regard for all in every possible way. This is the greatest of all Divine gifts and may be considered the parent of all the virtues. It is the first and unquestionable duty of every Knight and Dame to repay the love that God gives to them by loving Him in return with all their Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength, to love their neighbour as themselves in a manner as near as possible to that in which they receive the gift from Him, and to extend their love to all other creatures of His handiwork.
To be merciful is to be tender of heart and to have a disposition that tempers justice and inclines one to pity, overlook and forgive injuries.
To be noble is to be lofty in character, great in mind, and able to appreciate the responsibilities of one’s position.
To be obedient is to comply with a just command, prohibition or law, either Divine or human.
To be patient is to have the habit of mind that will enable one to suffer afflictions or provocations with a calm, unruffled mind and without murmuring.
To be persevering is to pursue resolutely any enterprise undertaken and not to give over or abandon anything once begun.
To be prudent is to be cautious in determining on any line or course of action or conduct, and to be careful of consequences.
To be pure is to be free from that which defiles or contaminates both in thought, word, or deed, and to be really pure in heart.
To be sincere is to be real, genuine, frank and true, and not to feign or simulate to be something which is not.
To be sympathetic to have a feeling corresponding to that which another feels and to be able to enter into and share another’s joys and sorrows.
To be religious is to have a feeling of reverence towards a Supreme Being and to recognise God as an object worship, love and obedience; to have an all-pervading sense of dependence and responsibility to a Higher Power, and a mode of thinking, feeling and acting which respects, trusts in and strives after the Divine. It is the primary and co-ordinating virtue, includes all the others, and without it nothing good can endure.
To be tender is to be very sensible to impression, easily excited to pity, unwilling to give pain to others„ and never to hurt or wrong anyone through. carelessness or want of consideration.
To be tolerant is to have a disposition to be patient and indulgent towards those whose opinions or practices differ from ours, and to recognise that others have a right to a place equal to our own.
To be truthful is to be genuine and free and steady in adhering to promises or friends, honest and conforming to law and justice, to live truly and to govern our fife according to truth by translating it into our everyday work:, play, sport or study.
To be victorious over self is to be triumphant over everything that would lower or destroy the Divine part of our nature, to render us incapable of any injustice, cruelty or oppression, and to make it possible for us to exercise the other virtues.
To be virtuous is to be morally good, to practice the moral virtues and to abstain from vice.
To be wise is to have the power and judgment to decide correctly, to be prudent, sensible, judicious, experienced, and able to form the fittest and best judgment in any matter presented for consideration, so that we can decide between what is worthy and unworthy„ right or wrong, proper and improper.
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