富蘭克林的13項美德

本傑明·富蘭克林，美國科學家，政治家，外交家，美國獨立宣言和憲法簽署人，作家，出版家，成功的印刷廠主。據說這13條美德是他在20歲時自己制定的，每周努力實習一項，到13周後重來一遍。（本來想翻譯，仔細看過卻覺得不如放在這裡學英文）1. Temperance: Eat not to dullness and drink not to elevation.節制：不要吃得像個傻子，也不要喝得飄飄然。2. Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.沉默：只說那些能讓他人或自己受益的話。避免閑聊。3. Order: Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time.秩序：讓東西各歸其位。給自己的事務安排好時間。4. Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.決心：下定決心做你應該做的。把要解決的問題成功解決掉。5. Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste nothing.節儉：只花對他人或自己有益處的錢，就是說不要浪費任何東西。6. Industry: Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.勤奮：不要浪費時間。總應該有些有用的事來做。取消一切不必要的活動。7. Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.誠實：不要惡意騙人。以善意和公正為思考的出發點；而且說話也應如此。8. Justice: Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.正當：不應當去傷害人或因失職而使利益受損。9. Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.適度：避免極端。剋制怨恨會帶來多大的傷害僅在自己一念之間。10. Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.整潔：不可容忍身體、衣服和住所的污穢。11. Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring; Never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another『s peace or reputation.貞潔：僅為健康和生育的目的行房；不要在此事上犯傻，也不要軟弱，更不要有損於自己或他人的平靜與名聲。12. Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.冷靜：不要讓瑣事，普通或不可避免的事故來擾亂自己。13. Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.謙遜：向耶酥和蘇格拉底學習。（第9條中間應該是forbear，而不是forebear。這些美德記錄在富蘭克林的自傳當中。這個網站上的文本是這個寫法，其他可以Google到的幾乎全錯了。）
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