Ben Franklin's Virtues and Precepts

My kids recently attended Vacation Bible School at our church, where they learned about money... spending it, giving it and saving it. There were many principles that all of us adults in attendance learned too. One night we went home with a small 3x5 card with Ben Franklin's Virtues and Precepts. Take a look at these:

1. TEMPERANCE - Eat not to dullness.
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 its time.
4. RESOLUTION - Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
5. FRUGALITY - Make no expenses but to do good to others or yourself. Waste nothing.
6. INDUSTRY - Lose no time; always be employed 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; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. CLEANLINESS - Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.
11. TRANQUILTY - Do not be disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
12. HUMILTY - Imitate Jesus

Good advice...