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 employ'd 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 extreams; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. |
10. CLEANLINESS. | Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, 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 dulness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation. |
13. HUMILITY. | Imitate Jesus and Socrates. |
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Readings: Benjamin Franklin' 13 virtues....
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