# Cardinal Virtues ## Catechism of the Catholic Church Four pivotal human virtues (from the Latin _carbo_, "pivot"): prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. The human virtues are stable dispositions of the intellect and will that govern our acts, order our passions, and guide our conduct in accordance with reason and faith ([[3.1.1.7.p65#^ccc-1805|1805]], [[3.1.1.7.p68#^ccc-1834|1834]]).