Look at Benjamin Franklin’s 13th virtues. Choose three virtues you think are significant and then answer the question below.1. Todays society would be a lot better off if society would follow these three virtues:_____,_____, and ____. Give definitions for each virtues and explain why you chose these virtues. **Title: Thirteen Virtues for Personal Development**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 its 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 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. **TRANQUILITY**: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.12. **CHASTITY**: (Text not provided)13. **HUMILITY**: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.**Overview:**This list outlines a set of virtues intended for personal growth and ethical living. Each virtue focuses on a specific aspect of daily life striving for balance, integrity, and moral responsibility.

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Social Psychology (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Introducing Social Psychology

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Look at Benjamin Franklin’s 13th virtues. Choose three virtues you think are significant and then answer the question below. 1. Todays society would be a lot better off if society would follow these three virtues:_____,_____, and ____. Give definitions for each virtues and explain why you chose these virtues.

**Title: Thirteen Virtues for Personal Development**

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 its 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 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. **TRANQUILITY**: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.

12. **CHASTITY**: (Text not provided)

13. **HUMILITY**: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.

**Overview:**
This list outlines a set of virtues intended for personal growth and ethical living. Each virtue focuses on a specific aspect of daily life striving for balance, integrity, and moral responsibility.

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Society operates on moral values, which are defined as certain qualities which an individual possesses that govern ethical behavior, and conforming to them is necessary for society. It mainly includes strength, courage, etc, however, we recognize 7 types of virtues in contemporary times: (1) humility, (2) charity, (3) chastity, (4) gratitude, (5) temperance, (6) patience, and (7) diligence and an individual who possess two or more of these qualities is termed as a virtuous person in society.