Franklin's thirteen virtues
Franklin's thirteen virtues in his own words, a week on each and four rounds a year, his morning and evening questions; a week with his chart of the thirteen by day, and what you kept well beside where you slipped.
People drawn to Benjamin Franklin's method of working on one virtue a week.
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Front pages
Franklin's thirteen virtues in his words, thirteen weeks, four rounds a year and his morning and evening questions.
- The Thirteen Virtues (questions)The Thirteen Virtues: temperance, eat not to dulness; 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 employ'd 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; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve; cleanliness, tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation; tranquillity, be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable; chastity, rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dulness, weakness …; and humility, imitate Jesus and Socrates, with lines to answer.
- Thirteen Weeks (table)A table headed Thirteen Weeks, with columns for week, virtue and what I'll practise.
- Four Rounds a Year (progress bar)Four Rounds a Year: 52 marks to fill in, one at a time, numbered every 13.
- Morning and Evening (questions)Morning and Evening: the morning question, what good shall I do this day; and the evening question, what good have I done to-day, with lines to answer.
- Progress Noticed (note box)A box headed Progress Noticed, ruled with lines, to write in.
Every week
This week's virtue, where you kept it well and where you slipped, Franklin's chart of the thirteen by day, and his morning and evening questions for each day.
- This Week's Virtue (questions)This Week's Virtue: virtue, where it will be tested and how I'll keep it, with lines to answer.
- Kept Well (note box)A box headed Kept Well, ruled with lines, to write in.
- Slipped (note box)A box headed Slipped, ruled with lines, to write in.
- Franklin's VirtuesBenjamin Franklin's thirteen virtues, Temperance to Humility, charted as he kept them in his Autobiography: a line for each virtue, a column for each day, and a spot for every fault. He gave each week to one virtue, so one course takes thirteen weeks.
- What Good Shall I Do? (questions)What Good Shall I Do?: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat, with lines to answer.
- What Good Have I Done? (questions)What Good Have I Done?: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat, with lines to answer.
The whole book, laid out.
Every page dated and ready to print at home or as a bound book. Move, resize or take out anything, and Memari lays out every page after.