The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

herbs at once, which would exceed his reach and his strength, but works on one of the beds at a time, and, having accomplished the first, proceeds to a second, so I should have, I hoped, the encouraging pleasure of seeing on my pages the progress I made in virtue, by clearing successively my lines of their spots, till in the end, by a number of cou

What is my life made of? Love of nature, love of literature, love of solitude, love of thought, and love of another. One could do much worse.

1. Tempérance Ne pas manger jusqu’à l’engourdissement. Ne pas boire jusqu’à l’ivresse. 2. Silence Ne parler que lorsque cela est utile pour soi ou pour les autres. Éviter toute conversation insignifiante. 3. Ordre Que chaque chose ait sa place. Accorder un temps convenable à chaque part de son activité.

It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wished to live without committing any fault at any time; I would conquer all that either natural inclination, custom, or company might lead me into. As I knew, or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, I did not see why I might not always do the on