本杰明·富兰克林，美国科学家，政治家，外交家，美国独立宣言和宪法签署人，作家，出版家，成功的印刷厂主。据说这13条美德是他在20岁时自己制定的，每周努力实习一项，到13周后重来一遍。（本来想翻译，仔细看过却觉得不如放在这里学英文） 1. Temperance: Eat not to dullness and drink not to elevation. 节制：不要吃得像个傻子，也不要喝得飘飘然。 2. Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation. 沉默：只说那些能让他人或自己受益的话。避免闲聊。 3. Order: Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time. 秩序：让东西各归其位。给自己的事务安排好时间。 4. Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve. 决心：下定决心做你应该做的。把要解决的问题成功解决掉。 5. Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste nothing. 节俭：只花对他人或自己有益处的钱，就是说不要浪费任何东西。 6. Industry: Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions. 勤奋：不要浪费时间。总应该有些有用的事来做。取消一切不必要的活动。 7. Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly. 诚实：不要恶意骗人。以善意和公正为思考的出发点；而且说话也应如此。 8. Justice: Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting th...