Benjamin Franklin 本杰明 富蘭克林
Poor Richard’s Almanack 《窮查理歷書》
The Autobiography《富蘭克林自傳》
13-point plan forhonest living 13條成功計劃
1. TEMPERANCE.節(jié)制。
Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.食不可過飽，飲不可過量。
2. SILENCE.緘默。
Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.避免閑言碎語，開口必求利人利己。
3. ORDER.秩序。
Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have itstime.物品各得其所，辦公時間要合理安排。
4. RESOLUTION.決心。
Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.對該做的事情，要下決心去做；決心既下，勿使其廢。
5. FRUGALITY.節(jié)儉。
Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.不亂花錢，花錢必對人對己有益。
6. INDUSTRY.勤勉。
Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessaryactions. 惜時如金，把所有精力投入到有用的事情上，凡不必要的活動一律停止。
7. SINCERITY.真誠。
Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speakaccordingly.言行不得欺詐，內(nèi)心公正純潔，說話必依據(jù)事實。
8. JUSTICE.正義。
Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty. 不傷害他人，不收受職責以外的錢財。
9. MODERATION.中庸。
Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. 遇事不走極端，克制報復心理。
10. CLEANLINESS.清潔。
Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.保持身體、著裝和住所的潔凈。
11. TRANQUILLITY.平靜。
Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable. 不要對瑣事、常見的和不可避免的事情起煩惱之心。
12. CHASTITY.節(jié)欲。
Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, orthe injury of your own or another's peace or reputation. 少行房事，除非為了健康和后代需要，勿使自己疲勞、虛弱。不可損害自己或他人的名譽和安寧。
13. HUMILITY.謙遜。
Imitate Jesus and Socrates.以耶穌和蘇格拉底為榜樣。
