泥巴：不成體統，卻可方圓。。。
“泥巴”，涵摸爬滾打，有形時剛，無形時水軟
正在聽Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin edited by Frank Woodworth Pine
因為我聽的是免費的，估計聽到的是簡寫的版本，在我聽的這本書裏是第九章，但在網上其他的版本裏是第八章
我喜歡反複聽我喜歡的，這個反複聽了幾遍，覺得還是要看字才更好，所以複製到這裏：
http://www.earlyamerica.com/lives/franklin/chapt8/
“It was about this time I conceiv'd the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wish'd to live without committing any fault at any time; 。。。。。。 that the contrary habits must be broken, and good ones acquired and established, before we can have any dependence on a steady, uniform rectitude of conduct. For this purpose I therefore contrived the following method。。。。。。These names of virtues, with their precepts, were
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 employ'd 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 extreams; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
10. CLEANLINESS. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation.
11. TRANQUILLITY. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
12. CHASTITY. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dulness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
13. HUMILITY. Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
Temperance first, as it tends to procure that coolness and clearness of head, which is so necessary where constant vigilance was to be kept up, and guard maintained against the unremitting attraction of ancient habits, and the force of perpetual temptations. This being acquir'd and establish'd, Silence would be more easy; and my desire being to gain knowledge at the same time that I improv'd in virtue, and considering that in conversation it was obtain'd rather by the use of the ears than of the tongue, and therefore wishing to break a habit I was getting into of prattling, punning, and joking, which only made me acceptable to trifling company, I gave Silence the second place. This and the next, Order, I expected would allow me more time for attending to my project and my studies. Resolution, once become habitual, would keep me firm in my endeavors to obtain all the subsequent virtues; Frugality and Industry freeing me from my remaining debt, and producing affluence and independence, would make more easy the practice of Sincerity and Justice, etc., etc. Conceiving then, that, agreeably to the advice of Pythagoras in his Golden Verses, daily examination would be necessary, I contrived the following method for conducting that examination. ”
上邊的13個美德是富蘭克林20歲時就開始實施的。。。我很佩服他
不過being 泥巴。。。嗬嗬。。。我總忍不住。。。下邊的圖片是他多大的時候呢？：）。。。說到1。TEMPERANCE，估計是他衣服穿太多了的緣故，：）。。。所以不能對自己太嚴厲，盡力就可以了
看你的link，還真是librivox誌願者念的
回複wenjuyuan的評論:
https://catalog.librivox.org/search.php?title=&author=&status=complete&action=Search
說老實話我還是有些下麵的美德的，不吹牛，：）
回複wushu的評論:
FRUGALITY 嗯，聽書還是要聽不要錢的。
SINCERITY
JUSTICE 聽書得注意判斷啊，聽個故事不要太感動，去罵“壞人”什麽的，那些虛構的人物沒什麽罪過。－－－泥巴：那本書是曆史學家寫的，基本是史實呢
MODERATION－－－不極端
TRANQUILITY－－－Serenity，：）
HUMILITY 在茫茫車海中聽著免費的書，都謙卑得和螞蟻差不多了！
回複silverbug的評論:
我們實際應用一下吧，就拿聽書作例子：
TEMPERANCE 聽書好啊，不大可能開車聽書還能大吃大喝。
SILENCE 這是一定的，一邊聽書還一邊說話就恐怖了。
ORDER 這個嗎，書一般還是蠻有次序的，傳記小說評書之類的要排好位置。
RESOLUTION 開車聽書不用說就是個resolution吧？
FRUGALITY 嗯，聽書還是要聽不要錢的。
INDUSTRY 顯然啦，開車聽書大概是這個industry 的最好例子，不虛度一分一秒。
SINCERITY 聽書應該是挺虔誠認真的吧，不然聽不下去。
JUSTICE 聽書得注意判斷啊，聽個故事不要太感動，去罵“壞人”什麽的，那些虛構的人物沒什麽罪過。
MODERATION 有節製，忍耐。天太熱就開個空調，要是空調壞了，聽書也可以幫你抗過去。不要去砸空調啊。
CLEANLINESS 幹淨，看書也能把書看髒了，聽書總不能把書聽髒了吧？
TRANQUILLITY 絕對的，兩耳不聞窗外事麽，不過Franlin說還能避免車禍嗎？這個要考慮考慮是不是信他的。
CHASTITY 邊開車邊聽書呢，想什麽想！
HUMILITY 在茫茫車海中聽著免費的書，都謙卑得和螞蟻差不多了！