{"id":53,"date":"2012-03-26T21:54:01","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T21:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/wordpressmorningsideedubnb\/?p=53"},"modified":"2012-03-26T21:54:01","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T21:54:01","slug":"benjamin-and-virtues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/wordpressmorningsideedubnb\/2012\/03\/26\/benjamin-and-virtues\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin and Virtues"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weeks article was about Benjamin Franklin and the virtues that he decided he needed to work on. It was his recounting on his days and how he approached obtaining these goals. He also talks about how he only finished the first couple before giving up. Some of his stories also talked about finding new qualities he needed to work on. The virtues he listed off were:<\/p>\n

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  1. Temperance
    \nEat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.<\/li>\n
  2. Silence
    \nSpeak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.<\/li>\n
  3. Order
    \nLet all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.<\/li>\n
  4. Resolution
    \nResolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.<\/li>\n
  5. Frugality
    \nMake no expense but to do good to others or yourself, i.e., waste nothing.<\/li>\n
  6. Industry
    \nLose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.<\/li>\n
  7. Sincerity.
    \nUse no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.<\/li>\n
  8. Justice
    \nWrong none by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.<\/li>\n
  9. Moderation
    \nAvoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.<\/li>\n
  10. Cleanliness
    \nTolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.<\/li>\n
  11. Tranquillity
    \nBe not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.<\/li>\n
  12. Chastity
    \nRarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another’s peace or reputation.<\/li>\n
  13. Humility
    \nImitate Jesus and Socrates.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    I think that of these virtues would be good to work on. If everyone of these virtues were worked on throughout the world i think that the world would be a much better place. I dont think that everyone would be able to get all of them at once.. This is shown through Franklins example of him that he did not get anywhere close to obtaining his goal. I think that Franklin had the right idea in what he was doing however. It would be make people happier and societys clash less in the long run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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