Franklin's Thirteen Moral Virtues.

Benjamin Franklin - Thirteen Moral Virtues:

1. Temperance - Eat not to dullness. Drink not to elevation.
2. Silence - Speak not but what may benefit yourself or others. 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. 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 extremes. Forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. Cleanliness - Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes or habitation.
11. Tranquility - 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 to other or your own peace or reputation.
13. Humility - imitate Jesus and Socrates.