Imitate Jesus and Socrates.

Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.

Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.

Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.

Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.

Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation.

My intention being to acquire the habitude of all these virtues, I judged it would be well not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time; and, when I should be master of that, then to proceed to another, and so on, till I should have gone thr...

Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.

Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.

Avoid extreams; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.

Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.

Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.