Anger Quote by John Chancellor
“The avenues in my neighborhood are Pride, Covetousness and Lust; the cross streets are Anger, Gluttony, Envy and Sloth. I live over on Sloth, and the style on our street is to avoid the other thoroughfares.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Unknown, 20th century sermon
The quote maps human vices onto city streets, suggesting we tend to avoid confronting our own flaws and those of others.
In simple terms: People avoid confronting personal and societal sins.
Key Takeaway
Recognize and address all personal flaws.
Themes
morality
self-awareness
vice
avoidance
psychology
Mood
reflective
serious
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- personal growth
- ethical counseling
- community building
- self-improvement
- conflict resolution
Key Concepts
sin
self-deception
cognitive bias
Questions to Reflect On
- Which personal vice do you ignore most?
- How can you confront a 'street' you avoid?
A Different Perspective
It oversimplifies complex moral behavior to a single metaphor.
![“Where there are kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed), there is worldly life. As long as anger-pride-deceit-greed exist; one is a sansaari [living a worldly life] regardless of whether one is an ascetic or a family man. And where anger-pride-deceit-greed are absent, one is regarded as being asansaari…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ec/dada-bhagwan-31_anger_where-there-are-kashays-anger-pride-dece_5756.jpg)