Benjamin Franklin's Thirteen Virtues
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- 1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
- 2. SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
- 3. ORDER. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
- 4. RESOLUTION. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
- 5. FRUGALITY. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.
- 6. INDUSTRY. Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
- 7. SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
- 8. JUSTICE. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
- 9. MODERATION. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
- 10. CLEANLINESS. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.
- 11.TRANQUILLITY. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
- 12. CHASTITY. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
- 13. HUMILITY. Imitate Jesus and Socrates.