The Benjamin franklin 13-week
Self-improvement challenge
Energy
and persistence conquer all things.
Benjamin
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin’s 13 virtues
Franklin tracked his
progress on charts he created. The first letter of each day was listed on the
top and the first letter of each virtue was indicated down the left side. He would
add a dot if he felt he fell short of meeting that virtue on a given day. Benjamin
franklin carried these charts with him as a reminder of his personal plan of
conduct.
The following 13 virtues continue
to be relevant today. Next to each virtue is Franklin’s definition.
1. Temperance
“Eat
not to dullness”
2. Silence
“Speak
not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.”
3. Order
“Resolve
to perform what you ought. 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 expenses but to do good to other 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. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.”
10. Cleanliness
“Tolerate
no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.”
11. Chastity
“I would never do anything
that would disrespect my wife”
12. Tranquility
“be not disturbed at
trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.”
13. Humility
Like “Socrates.”
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!
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