Benjamin Franklin ... be able to join — and follow “the Thirteen Weeks Examination and Practice of the Virtues.” Franklin explained that, according to his youthful plan, the society ...

In "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin," we find a list of thirteen virtues “all that at that ... avoid trifling conversation. 3. Order Let all your things have their places; let each ...

But how did the founders practice virtue ... happiness as the pursuit of virtue — as being good, rather than feeling good.” Portrait of Benjamin Franklin engraving 1859.

He Lived His Life According To 13 Virtues Benjamin Franklin wrote ... and sought to practice them throughout the rest of his life. They included: Temperance, Silence, Order, Resolution, Frugality ...

Of the many inventions (bifocals, odometer), accomplishments (US postal system, Constitution) and experiments (that kite in a lightning storm) credited to Benjamin ... Franklin would take a single ...

Chapter 8 of Benjamin Franklin ... and established” in order to live his ideal life. First, Franklin went through a process of clarifying the underlying values (or virtues, in his language ...

Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas and the author of several essays on Benjamin Franklin. There was a ...

Benjamin Franklin’s famous autobiography includes ... members would follow “the Thirteen Weeks Examination and Practice of the Virtues.” They were to profess that God governs the world ...