Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues
Have you ever tried to follow these? Not easy!
Benjamin Franklin only focused on 1 per week; I think highly advisable. Try it & you will find yourself truly becoming a better person.
If you need additional information about what an extraordinary person Ben Franklin really was, checkout “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life” by Walter Isaacson.
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.
live for your Karma!
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