Got this out of a daily planner (Bubble Planner) a couple years ago and thought it very much worth sharing with all of you, and as a reminder to myself. The planner didn’t work for me, but I tore this page out and have held onto it since.
The 13 Virtues of Benjamin Franklin
- Temperance: eat not to dullness and drink not to elevation.
- Silence: speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.
- Order: let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time.
- Resolution: resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.
- Frugality: make no expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. waste nothing.
- Industry: lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.
- Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
- Justice: wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
- Moderation: avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
- Cleanliness: tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.
- 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.
- Tranquility: be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
- Humility: imitate Jesus and Socrates.