富兰克林自我修炼表

Martin

⑴节制：食不过饱，饮不过量；
⑵缄默：避免闲谈，言必有益；
⑶秩序：物归其所，事需限期；
⑷决心：当做必做，坚持完成；
⑸节俭：节省花费，花必有值；
⑹勤勉：珍惜时间，做有益事；
⑺诚实：真诚待人，言行一致；
⑻正直：多行善事，不损他人；
⑼中庸：容忍为先，不走极端；
⑽整洁：衣着整洁，居所清洁；
⑾平静：临危不惧，处乱不惊；
⑿节欲：少行房事，修身养性；
⒀谦逊：效法耶稣，苏格拉底。

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 the benefits that are your duty.
正当：不应当去伤害人或因失职而使利益受损。

9. Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
适度：避免极端。克制怨恨会带来多大的伤害仅在自己一念之间。

10. Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.
整洁：不可容忍身体、衣服和住所的污秽。

11. 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.
贞洁：仅为健康和生育的目的行房；不要在此事上犯傻，也不要软弱，更不要有损于自己或他人的平静与名声。

12. Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
冷静：不要让琐事，普通或不可避免的事故来扰乱自己。

13. Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
谦逊：向耶酥和苏格拉底学习。