隻有不斷培養好習慣,

同時不斷打破壞習慣,我們的行為舉止才能夠自始至終都是正確的。

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為了勉勵自己,堅決克服掉自己所有的缺點,富蘭克林於1728年想出了一個實現完美品德計劃。他認為,隻有不斷培養好習慣,同時不斷打破壞習慣,我們的行為舉止才能夠自始至終都是正確的。為了達到這個目標,富蘭克林總結了13條成功要素。

富蘭克林的13條成功要素

TEMPERANCE:Eat not to dullness;drink not to elevation.

節製:食不過飽,飲不過量。

SILENCE:Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself;avoidtrifling conversation.

緘默:隻說對人對己有益的話,避免閑聊。

ORDER:Let all your things have their places;let each part of yourbusiness have its time.

秩序:物歸其位,事定時限。

RESOLUTION:Resolve to perform what you ought;perform withoutfail what you resolve.

決心:該做的一定要做,要做的一定要做好。

FRUGALITY:Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself;i.e.,waste nothing.

節儉:隻為對人對己有益的事買單,即不要浪費。

INDUSTRY:Lose no time;be always employ"d in something useful;cut off all unnecessary actions.

勤勉:不要浪費時間,隻做有用的事情,戒除一切不必要的行為。

SINCERITY:Use no hurtful deceit;think innocently and justly,and,ifyou speak,speak accordingly.

誠懇:不要惡意騙人,思想純潔公正,講話也應如此。

JUSTICE:Wrong none by doing injuries,or omitting the benefits thatare your duty.

正義:不做傷害人的事情,做有益的事情是你的責任。

MODERATION:Avoid extreams;forbear resenting injuries so muchas you think they deserve.

中庸:不走極端。隱忍別人對你的傷害,將此視為應得之事。

CLEANLINESS:Tolerate no uncleanliness in body,cloths,orhabitation.

清潔:身體、衣服及住所力求整潔。

TRANQUILLITY:Be not disturbed at trifles,or at accidents commonor unavoidable.

平靜:不要被瑣事、普通或不可避免的事故所煩擾。

CHASTITY:Rarely use venery but for health or offspring,neverto dulness,weakness,or the injury of your own or another"s peace orreputation.

貞節:僅為健康或生育的目的行房事。愛惜身體,不要損害自己或他人的安寧與名譽。

HUMILITY:Imitate Jesus and Socrates.