Benajmin Franklin's 13 Virtues
Living in a civilized society, there are certain rules and regulations that everyone must follow in order to succeed. Along with these rules, there are virtues that some people choose to follow in order to live a healthy, honorable life. In Benjamin Franklin’s The Autobiography, he lists thirteen virtues that he feels are most imperative to living a moral life. Even though he created this list in the 18th century, most of the virtues are still relevant today. There are, however, a couple that seem to be out of date for today’s society. There are also some virtues that should be added to Franklin’s list because of the changes that our society has gone through in the past few centuries. Each individual has a personal list of virtues that he or she feels are the basis of a moral life. There will be differences in each one, but there is also a general similarity in many. Franklin’s virtues fit into many of these similarities. In the 18th century, etiquette was an important aspect of life. This is especially apparent in three of Franklin’s virtues – cleanliness, order, and silence. N
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