Benjamin Franklin’s Book of Virtues – 13 Moral Virtues | Pocket Hardcover

Franklin’s Blueprint for a Better Life

At a young age, Benjamin Franklin set himself what he called a “bold and arduous Project of arriving at Perfection.” To pursue it, he catalogued thirteen moral virtues—qualities he believed could be acquired through habit and daily practice. He then tracked his progress against them, week by week, in a personal chart he carried throughout his life.

This pocket hardcover from Applewood Books reproduces all thirteen virtues as Franklin wrote them in his memoirs—first published posthumously in 1791 as The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin—along with the original tracking chart he used to hold himself accountable.

What’s Inside

• All 13 of Franklin’s Moral Virtues – Temperance, Silence, Order, Resolution, Frugality, Industry, Sincerity, Justice, Moderation, Cleanliness, Tranquility, Chastity, and Humility
• Franklin’s original virtue tracking chart – The personal accountability tool he used to measure his own progress toward perfection
• Historical context – Drawn from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, first published 1791
• Pocket hardcover format – Compact, elegant, and gift-ready

Book Details

• Subject: Benjamin Franklin
• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Originally Published: 1791
• ISBN: 9781429093552

A Gift Worth Living By

For graduates, entrepreneurs, history lovers, or anyone on a path of self-improvement—Franklin’s thirteen virtues are as actionable today as they were in the 18th century. Pairs naturally with The Way to Wealth and other Applewood Books pocket editions.