Lessons From the Life of Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790
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— 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; that is, 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 inno- cently and justly ; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
8. — Justice. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
6o 9. — Modera...tion. Avoid extremes; forbear resent- ing injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. — Cleanliness. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.
II. — Tranquillity. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
12. — Chastity.
13. — Humility. Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
My intention being to acquire the habitude of all these virtues, I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time ; and, when I should be master of that, then to proceed to another, and so on, till I should have gone through the thirteen ; and as the previous acquisition of some might facilitate the acqui- sition of certain others, I arranged them with that view, as they stand above.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
— 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; that is, 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 inno- cently and justly ; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
8. — Justice. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
6o 9. — Modera...tion. Avoid extremes; forbear resent- ing injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. — Cleanliness. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.
II. — Tranquillity. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
12. — Chastity.
13. — Humility. Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
My intention being to acquire the habitude of all these virtues, I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time ; and, when I should be master of that, then to proceed to another, and so on, till I should have gone through the thirteen ; and as the previous acquisition of some might facilitate the acqui- sition of certain others, I arranged them with that view, as they stand above.
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