梦千寻 一、节制：食不过饱，酒不过量。
(1)Temperance: Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
二、缄默：避免空谈，言必对己或对人有益。
(2)Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; aviod trifling conversation.
三、秩序：放东西的地方，做事情的时间要心中有数
(3)Order: Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time
四、决心：该做的一定要做，做就要做好。
(4)Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
五、节俭：对人或对己有益才可用钱，决不浪费。
(5)Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing
六、勤奋：珍惜光阴，做有益之事，避无谓之举。
(6)Industry: Lose no time; be always employ’d in something useful; cut off all unneccessary actions.
七、真诚：不欺骗，有良知，为人厚道，说话实在。
(7)Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly
八、正义：不做不利于人的事，不逃避自己的义务。
(8)Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
九、中庸：避免走极端，容忍别人给你的伤害，认为是你应该承受之事。
(9)Moderation: Avoid extreams; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
十、整洁：保持身体、衣服和住所的整洁。
(10)Cleaniness: Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation
十一、冷静：不因小事，寻常之事，不可避免之事而慌乱。
(11)Tranquility: Be not distuibed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
十二、节欲：少行房事，除非考虑到身体健康或者延续子嗣；不要房事过度，伤害身体或者损害自己或他人的安宁与名誉。
(12)Chastity: Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dulness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another’s peace or reputation.
十三、谦逊：效法耶酥和苏格拉底。
(13)Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates
富兰克林用了一种非常有意思的方法来养成他的这13条品德。首先他按重要程度把优先级排出来。然后他做了一个品德检查表，每一种品德13个格子，代表13个星期。然后每个星期自我反省，先从第一个品德开始，如果第一周第一个品德没遵守，就画一个黑点（每周只关注一个品德）。第二周继续改正。如果第二周第一个品德没有黑点，则审视第二个品德有没有黑点（上周关注的品德已经具备，则继续关注下一个品德）。如果前两个品德都没有黑点，则下周继续第三个品德。以此类推，直到所有的品德都没有黑点为止（逐个击破）。
