vir·tue [ vúrchoo ] (plural vir·tues)nounDefinition:1. goodness: the quality of being morally good or righteous a paragon of virtue 2. good quality: a quality that is morally good Patience is a...
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the virtue of Prudence is the queen of all virtues because through its exercise we acquire the moral knowledge necessary to form all other actions into virtues.