Gandhi FTW (yes, I’m shocked too)
New quote added to the Random Quotes scroller:
"Seven Deadly Sins:
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Science without humanity
Knowledge without character
Politics without principle
Commerce without morality
Worship without sacrifice." - Mahatma Gandhi
I like this more complete formulation of a "sin"…as a Catholic child I was basically taught that single words ("wealth", "pleasure", etc.) were "bad", without any reference to why or how or what could bring them into balance so they could be good.
Gandhi makes the excellent point that a thing or condition like Wealth or Knowledge can be good or bad, depending on whether it's in balance.
I might even add some others:
Cursing without grammar
Gifts without gratitude
Work without goals
Help without sympathy
…Can you think of any?
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