Cursed Pride

With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.

Ezra Taft Benson

I was looking for a tidbit about pride and came across this History article about “How the Seven Deadly Sins Began as ‘Eight Evil Thoughts’ ”. It’s a short read about the history of where the “The Seven Deadly Sins” came from (hint: “The idea of listing the vices began in the fourth century.”) What I found interesting is that pride is repeatedly described as an overarching or ruling sin over all the other vices.

About the author

Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was an American farmer, government official, and religious leader who served as the 15th United States Secretary of Agriculture during both presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhower and as the 13th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his death in 1994.