"They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. " - Benjamin Franklin
These Names of Virtues with their Precepts were
- 1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to Dulness. Drink not to Elevation.
- 2. SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or your self. 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; i.e. 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. TRANQUILLITY. Be not disturbed at Trifles, or at Accidents common or unavoidable.
- 12. CHASTITY.
Rarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dulness,
Weakness, or the Injury of your own or another's Peace or Reputation.
- 13. HUMILITY. Imitate Jesus and Socrates. [Part II, pp. 67-68]
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