# Cardinal virtues | ![img \|150](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Figure_des_quatre_Vertus_from_Ballet_comique_de_la_reine.JPG/320px-Figure_des_quatre_Vertus_from_Ballet_comique_de_la_reine.JPG) | The **Cardinal virtues** are four virtues of mind and character in both classical philosophy and Christian theology. They are prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. They form a virtue theory of ethics. The term cardinal comes from the Latin cardo (hinge); these four virtues are called “cardinal” because all other virtues fall under them and hinge upon them. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Cardinal virtues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_virtues) | [[Justice]] [[Courage]] [[Temperance (virtue)]] [[Prudence]] [[Seven deadly sins]]