The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics without principle. From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925.

Frederick Lewis Donaldson
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The seven social sins are greed, lust, anger, gluttony, sloth, envy, and pride. These are all sins that can be easily identified with today's society. Greed is the excessive desire for wealth. Lust is sexual arousal through the senses or through images placed in front of us or through porn.

Anger is the frustration of being wronged or the feeling of being wronged being so strong that it leads to physical violence. Gluttony is an extreme enjoyment of food. Sloth is the lack of motivation to do things to help others or ourselves.

Envy is a deep-seated hatred for those who have more than we do and tend to look down on those more successful than we are. Pride is a feeling of superiority and an unwillingness to lower ourselves to those below us on the social ladder.

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