From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... greed, lust,
anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
12&12 p.48,
Step Four
To avoid falling into confusion over the names these defects should be
called, let's take a universally recognized list of major human failings -- the Seven Deadly Sins of pride, greed, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
2.
... greed masquerade
as ambition?
12&12 p.66,
Step Six
3.
... greed, possessiveness,
and pride have too often ...
12&12 p.51,
Step Four
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