The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin is a story written about the life of Benjamin Franklin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790. What is sad about this is he never had a chance to finish the book because of his passing. It was published unfinished, however there are many great things written in the book anyway. Looking to his many virtues, we discover Benjamin Franklin to be disciplined, creative, and witty. Benjamin Franklin can be considered disciplined for many reasons. While reading this I found that Franklin used a type of self-imposed discipline which is incredibly powerful. He even came up with thirteen virtues and
standards that he held himself accountable for. In this book virtues are discussed. Benjamin Franklin’s goal of moral perfection and how he set about attaining it through living his thirteen virtues. Franklin, a printer, had a small book of charts made up that allowed him to keep track of his progress in living the virtues. He had to discipline himself to use all these virtues accordingly. It is amazing that a man would set these goals from himself. I want to talk about one in particular that seems very important. Franklin began his list of virtues with temperance because it was the virtue that would develop the self-discipline necessary to adhere to the other 12 virtues. Temperance calls for a man to avoid overindulgence in food or drink. By conquering your primal urges for food and drink, you’ll have the confidence to start making improvements in other areas of your life. By overcoming this he can be disciplined enough to conquer anything.
standards that he held himself accountable for. In this book virtues are discussed. Benjamin Franklin’s goal of moral perfection and how he set about attaining it through living his thirteen virtues. Franklin, a printer, had a small book of charts made up that allowed him to keep track of his progress in living the virtues. He had to discipline himself to use all these virtues accordingly. It is amazing that a man would set these goals from himself. I want to talk about one in particular that seems very important. Franklin began his list of virtues with temperance because it was the virtue that would develop the self-discipline necessary to adhere to the other 12 virtues. Temperance calls for a man to avoid overindulgence in food or drink. By conquering your primal urges for food and drink, you’ll have the confidence to start making improvements in other areas of your life. By overcoming this he can be disciplined enough to conquer anything.