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Franklin Virtues

The document contains templates for tracking 13 virtues over the course of a week based on a system created by Benjamin Franklin. Each virtue is represented by a different page with a description of the virtue and a grid to mark progress for each day of the week. The virtues included are temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility. The templates were constructed by Douglas Johnston and are intended to help the user pursue virtues that Franklin considered most valuable.

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Franklin Virtues

The document contains templates for tracking 13 virtues over the course of a week based on a system created by Benjamin Franklin. Each virtue is represented by a different page with a description of the virtue and a grid to mark progress for each day of the week. The virtues included are temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility. The templates were constructed by Douglas Johnston and are intended to help the user pursue virtues that Franklin considered most valuable.

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S M T W T F S

Virtue Name.
The description of your virtue goes here.
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Virtue

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Virtue

Virtue

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Virtue
Temperance.

Eat not to dullness and


drink not to elevation.

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Silence.

Speak not but what may benefit others or


yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.

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Order.

Let all your things have their places. Let


each part of your business have its time.

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Resolution.

Resolve to perform what you ought.


Perform without fail what you resolve.

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Frugality.

Make no expense but to do good to others or


yourself: i.e. Waste nothing.

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Industry.
Lose no time.
Be always employed in something useful.
Cut off all unnecessary actions.

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Sincerity.
Use no hurtful deceit.
Think innocently and justly;
and, if you speak, speak accordingly.

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Justice.

Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting


the benefits that are your duty.

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Moderation.

Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries


so much as you think they deserve.

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Cleanliness.

Tolerate no uncleanness in body,


clothes or habitation.

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Tranquility.

Be not disturbed at trifles,


or at accidents common or unavoidable.

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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.

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Humility.

Imitate Jesus and Socrates.

S M T W T F S

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Templates constructed by Douglas Johnston
of www.diyplanner.com.

These are based upon the charts used by


Benjamin Franklin to pursue what he
considered to be the most valuable thirteen
virtues. For more information, please see:

http://www.flamebright.com/PTPages/Benjamin.asp

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