Forget Quote by Kevin Brockmeier
“Who was it who said that every virtue contains its corresponding vice? C.S. Lewis? Virginia Woolf? You forget. But it has always worried you that what the virtue of wit contained was the vice of scorn.”
About This Quote
Source Essay: The Duality of Virtue, 2008
Every virtue has a hidden opposite, like wit can become scorn.
In simple terms: Virtues hide opposite vices.
Beware hidden downsides of strengths.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- personal development
- leadership training
- ethical decision making
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What vice might your strength conceal?
- How to balance virtue and its shadow?
Overemphasis on balance may ignore context.