"The 7 Deadly Virtues, those nasty little traps,"

[Tyler Durden]

"Oh No My Leige, they were not meant for me.
Those 7 Deadly Virtues were made for other chaps,
Who love a life of failure and ennui."

"Take COURAGE: now THERE'S a sport.
An invitation to the state of 'Rigor Morte.'"

"And PURITY: a NOBLE YEN.
And very restful, every now and then."

"I find HUMITILY, means to be hurt:
It's not the EARTH the meek inherit; it's the DIRT."

"HONESTY is FATAL. It should be taboo."

"DILEGENCE a fate I would hate."

"If CHARITY means GIVING, I GIVE it to YOU,"

"And FIDELITY is only for your mate."

"You'll never find a virtue unstatusing my quo,
Or making my Beelzebubble burst.
Let others take the high road, I will take the low.
I cannot wait to rush in where angels fear to go.
With all those 7 Deadly Virtues,
Free and happy little me
Has NOT
BEEN
CURSED!"

The 7 Deadly Virtues, from CAMELOT by Lerner and Lowe (I think)
Best sung by the late Roddy McDowell on stage playing MORDRED.

And the glorious anthem of the RePIGlican Party.

[Coexist]

1. Gandhi's Seven Deadly Sins

- Wealth without Work

- Pleasure without Conscience

- Science without Humanity

- Knowledge without Character

- Politics without Principle

- Commerce without Morality

- Worship without Sacrifice

[Warpy]

2. I think that last one may be badly translated

"Worship without CHARITY" might be better.

"Sacrifice" conjures up too many images of dead lambs being burnt on piles of wood.

[Coexist]

3. no - that is how it reads everywhere I have seen it

it means "giving something up" not "slaughtering for His/Her glory"

[Warpy]

5. I know, I'm just telling you the problem with it

and I doubt the original translator considered the biblical baggage when he chose the word.

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. Ghandi didn't need a translater - he spoke fluent English.

He knew what he was saying.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. The 7 Deadly Sins - ala Jimmy Buffett:

1. PRIDE: Thou shalt not have pride in thy neighbor.
2. COVETING: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.
3. LUST: Thou shalt not lust after his neighbor's wife.
4. ANGER: Do not be angry with your neighbor's wife.
5. GLUTTONY: Do not eat thy neighbor's wife's ........popcorn.
6. ENVY: Do not envy your neighbor's wife.
7. SLOTH: Do not be a slob.

And the eighth 8th deadly sin is............PIZZA!

- "Bank of Bad Habits"

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