Pride (Retired)

The Seven Deadly Sins is a collection of vices that achieved infamy because they are sins that directly give rise to ALL other sins. They are classified as __eadly_ because these sins are abuses or excessive versions of natural human needs and passions.

The 7 Deadly Sins have been an important moral lesson throughout history, such as in Dante__ Inferno, where sinners are grouped and punished in Purgatory according to their sins. Even today, priests and preachers use the concept of the __eadly_ sins to help people curb their inclinations before dire consequences and other misdeeds can occur.

This is considered the most deadly of all the 7 Deadly Sins. As author C.S. Lewis writes, __nger, greed, drunkenness, and all that are mere flea bites in comparison -- it was through Pride that the devil became the devil -- pride leads to every other vice._ Benjamin Franklin wrote, __n reality, there is perhaps none of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility._ PRIDE puffs out its chest with pride. On one side, a female glories in her sexy new hairdo, her pouting augmented lips, her artificial lashes, and her designer earrings. On the reverse side, a male works out at the gym to achieve a __ut_ physique like Michelangelo__ David. But your Mama probably told you years ago, __ride goeth before a fall._