【生活冷知識】富蘭克林的十三種美德

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作為傑出的發明家﹑科學家﹑政治家﹑作者﹑記者和慈善家,富蘭克林 (Ben Franklin) 提出了十三項美德告誡世人, 令自己能夠不斷進步。

這十三項美德分別是:

1. 節制:
食不過飽,酒不過量。(Temperance: Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. )

2. 緘默:
避免空談,言必對己或對人有益。 (Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling Conversation)
 


 

3. 秩序:
讓所有的東西都有安排的位置,做每件事情的時間要心中有數。(Order: Let all your Things have their Places. Let each Part of your Business have its Time)

4. 決心:
下定決心做應該做的事情,將事情做得無懈可擊。(Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.)

 

 

 

 


 

5. 節儉:
對人或對己有益時才用錢,絕不浪費。 (Frugality: Make no Expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste Nothing)

6. 勤奮:
珍惜光陰,做有益之事,避無謂之舉。 (Industry: Lose no Time. Be always employ’d in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary Actions)

 

 

 

 


 

7. 真誠:
不欺騙,有良知,公正地思考,說應說的話。(Sincerity: Use no hurtful Deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak; speak accordingly.)

8. 正義:
不行差踏錯,不做不利於人的事或逃避自己的義務。(Justice: Wrong none, by doing Injuries or omitting the Benefits that are your Duty)

 

 

 

 


 

9. 中庸:
避免走極端,有限度容忍傷害(Moderation: Avoid Extremes. Forbear resenting Injuries so much as you think they deserve)

10. 整潔:
保持身體、衣物和住所的整潔。(Cleanliness: Tolerate no Uncleanness in Body, Clothes, or Habitation)

 

 

 

 


 

11. 冷靜:
不因瑣事﹑尋常之事或不可避免之事而慌亂。(Tranquility: Be not disturbed at Trifles, or at Accidents common or unavoidable)

12. 節慾:
少行性事,除非是為了健康或者繁殖的原因;不要沉溺性愛,傷害身體或者損害自己或他人的安寧與名譽。(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.)

 

 

 

 


 

13. 謙遜:
效法耶穌和蘇格拉底。 (Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates)

 


 


富蘭克林不會強迫自己一次過達致以上的美德,反而是慢慢開始,將這些美德寫在紙上,當完成了一項後便再開始另一個,那就可以一步一步著著目標進發。

如果希望自己可以變得更高,大家可以一同跟隨富蘭克林的做法。

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