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.