Elegant keepsake volume presents Ben Franklin's list of 13 essential virtues, including resolution, industry, and justice, and a plan for putting them into practice. Franklin intended his list to serve as a template for self-improvement and success in life. This attractive gift edition is embossed and embellished with gold foil. Each turn of the page is accentuated by gilded-gold edges that catch the light. Paper is acid-free and of archival quality. Designed for portability, this compact volume measures 4-1/2'' wide x 7-1/2'' high. A must for any library. One of America's Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), after following his own Book of Virtues , wrote, ''I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of faults than I had imagined; but I had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish.

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