Yes, all these virtues are necessary that man may live well (LXV. 1-5).
And suppose man is lacking in any one of these virtues, could he not be called virtuous?
No; for if man is found wanting in any one of these virtues, whatsoever other virtues he may have they would never, in him, possess the true character or nature of perfect virtue (LXV. 4).
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