On the new Core Virtues website, we have continued the tradition of maintaining a blog dedicated to teaching teachers, parents, and school leaders about virtue and how great stories cultivate the moral imagination. Most recently, we have added a beautiful post from a 5th-grade teacher about the virtues found in the classic The Wind in the Willows. Her blog post helps us fall in love with the timeless story and the dear friends and lessons within it all over again. Read More
If you are seeking past blog posts, please click “Our Approach > Telling Our Stories > Blog Archive”.
Hero of the Month
Head to our “Heroes-Lives to Learn From” tab to browse our selection of excellent men and women whose words and deeds portrayed a deep commitment to the virtues.
June Heroism & Humor, Lives & Laughter, Wisdom & Wit
From The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1902)
"True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost." Arthur Ashe
"Humor is mankind's greatest blessing." Mark Twain
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” e.e. cummings
"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure." J.K. Rowling
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." William Shakespeare
To keep up to date on Core Virtues and the work Hillsdale College is doing to continue the good purposes of the program, head to corevirtues.hillsdale.edu.
We are honored to partner with the friends of Core Virtues to promote the cultivation of virtue through great stories.
Please note, we will phase out corevirtues.net in June 2026, but much of the content will live on at our new website.
