13 Virtues — According to Benjamin Franklin
In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin shares a list of 13 virtues. The virtues were meant to guide his personal conduct and self-improvement. Below are the virtues:
- Temperance
- Silence
- Order
- Resolution
- Frugality
- Industry
- Sincerity
- Justice
- Moderation
- Cleanliness
- Tranquillity
- Chastity
- Humility
A few quotes from the book:
- “Never confuse Motion with Action.”
- “When the well is dry we know the value of water”
- “Reading was the only amusement I allowed myself”
- “it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright”
- “Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day.”
- “I grew convinc'd that truth, sincerity and integrity in dealings between man and man were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life”