From The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

1.Temperance: Eat not to dullness. Drink not to elevation.

2.Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or you. 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 not time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.

7.Sincerity: Use no harmful deceit. Think innocently and justly; 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 uncleanness in body, clothes, or habitation.

11.Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles or at accidents common or unavoidable.

12.Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring-never to dullness, weakness, or injury of your own or another’s peace or reputation.

13.Humility: Imitate Jesus or Socrates.

– a restoration of “Fair Copy” by Max Farrnad. Calif