13 Virtues In The Autobiography, By Benjamin Franklin

In “The Autobiography” by Benjamin Franklin, the reader is told of Benjamin’s thirteen virtues which he believed man should better themselves on by following. Benjamin held these virtues as one would hold beliefs, he felt that they were in fact, what one should base themselves off of. These virtues included how one should conduct themselves and their actions toward others. The three virtues that I myself need to work on include: Silence, Resolution, and Sincerity. The first virtue that I should improve upon in myself is Silence. According to Benjamin Franklin, Silence means, “Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversations” (169). I myself dislike being in most cases and I am usually correct this leaves me with a low tolerance to others arguments especially when they are wrong. Now I do know that instigating these occurrences leaves

Resolution is not putting off work that you have decided upon doing in other words procrastination. Now I have never in my life finished something until the last possible moment. This tactic, however has yet to fail me as I am still doing fine in my life. It is, however a bad habit that should be reflected upon as Benjamin Franklin has stated. This method of living is undesirable and I will take steps to try to avoid it in the future.

The final virtue that I lack is Sincerity. Now sincerity is the action of doing no harm to another in any way shape or form. Now I will verbally insult anyone based on their actions, be they unintelligent or wrong because that is how one progresses. I myself was always told about my inaccurate statements until I improved, however it has become more of a habit to correct others. This action is unbecoming for most and would be seen as a very rude endeavour, but it is a simple way of doing things that I have learned if anything, I will relieve some of the hostility of these actions but that is the most I can