A vice is a practice, behaviour, habit or item generally considered morally wrong in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character trait, a defect, an in
Henry Fuseli, Virtue reclaiming Youth from the arms of Vice, 1806–1807
A 1912 portrait of Frankie Fore, sitting in a room during a vice raid in Calumet City (formerly known as West Hammond), Illinois.
Virtues fighting vices, stained glass window (14th century) in the Niederhaslach Church
Pride is a primary emotion characterized by a sense of security with one's identity, performance, and/or accomplishments. It is sometimes considered the opposite of shame. Depending on the context, pr
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…and indifference (scripturally, a "hardened heart"). Christian theologians have reasoned that the most destructive vice equates to a certain type of pride or the complete idolatry of the self. It is argued that through this vice, which is essentially competitive, all the worst evils come into being. In…
16th-century print by Georg Pencz, depicting pride as one of the seven vices
Detail of "Pride" in The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things by Hieronymus Bosch
The Fallen Angel (1847) by Alexandre Cabanel, depicting Lucifer
The Father and Mother by Boardman Robinson depicting War as the offspring of Greed and Pride