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1. TEMPERANCE:
Eat not to dullness, drink not to Elevation
2. SILENCE:
Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid
trifling
conversation.
3. ORDER:
Let all your things have their places; let each part of your
business have it's
time.
4. RESOLUTION:
Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what
you resolve.
5. FRUGALITY:
Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e.,
waste nothing.
6. INDUSTRY:
Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off
all unnecessary
actions.
7. SINCERITY:
Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly; and, if
you speak, speak
accordingly.
8. JUSTICE:
Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that
are your duty.
9. MODERATION:
Avoid extremes; forebear resenting injuries so much as you
think they
deserve.
10. CLEANLINESS:
Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or
habitation.
11. TRANQUILITY:
Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents
common or unavoidable.
12.CHASTITY:
Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to
dullness, weakness,
or the injury of your own or another's peace or
reputation.
13. HUMILITY:
Imitate Jesus and Socrates
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