The Nature of True Virtue

Key Insight 1: True Virtue is Benevolence to Being in General

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Key Insight 2: Supreme Love to God is the Core of True Virtue

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Key Insight 3: Distinguishing Primary Spiritual Beauty from Secondary Natural Beauty

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Key Insight 4: Self-Love and Private Affections Are Not True Virtue

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Key Insight 5: Natural Conscience Provides a Sense of Right and Wrong, Not True Virtue

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Key Insight 6: Particular Instincts Resemble Virtue but Lack Its Essence

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Key Insight 7: Why Non-Virtuous Qualities Are Often Mistaken for True Virtue

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Key Insight 8: True Virtue is Grounded in the Necessary Nature of Things, Not Arbitrary Sentiment

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