People can react repeatedly in the same way to situations so that habits develop. Habits of doing good are called 'virtues', and habits of doing bad are called 'vices'.
Vices Examples of bad habits, vices, are lying, stealing, gossiping, putting others down, thinking about people in sexual ways and masturbation. Other examples include tendencies that grow unconsciously, such as those of:
arguing
criticising
looking at situations negatively
‘looking down’ on people who are different
resenting authority.
These bad habits tend to be performed without thinking. Unless a person becomes conscious of these and tries to break them, they can make it difficult to listen to conscience.
Virtues
Virtues are good habits that are engrained in us if we continue practicing them. Examples of virtues are:
Telling the truth
Being Responsible
Being well mannered and respectful
Being caring and considerate etc.
In the Catholic Church, there are seven Christian virtues or heavenly virtues which refers to the union of two sets of virtues: the four cardinal virtues, from ancient Greek philosophy and the three theologicalvirtues, from the letters of Saint Paul of Tarsus The 4 Cardinal Virtues are prudence, justice, temperance, and Fortitude. The 3 theological virtues are faith, hope, and charity . These were adopted by the Church Fathers as the seven virtues.