{"id":4222,"date":"2019-05-27T21:37:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T21:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/?p=4222"},"modified":"2023-08-17T17:32:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T22:32:30","slug":"benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s 13 Virtues: Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues - Resolution\" height=\"122\" width=\"300\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/8k5gh-f3931e?from=pb6admin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;skin=1&amp;pfauth=&amp;btn-skin=107\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Wisdom In All Things Special Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might say that it was Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s disillusionment with a sermon on Philippians 4:8 that was at least partly responsible for his conceiving of &#8220;the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection&#8221; that is his 13 virtues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A wise life is a virtuous life.&nbsp; There is an expectation of behavior from someone who claims to be wise. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wisdom\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-wisdom-in-all-things\/\">This 13-part series<\/a> will seek to help us understand a life that is exemplified by the characteristics elevated by this great American statesman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EXPOSE  |  Resolute<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cResolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.\u201d &#8211;  Benjamin Franklin<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EXPLORE  |&nbsp;&nbsp;Only&nbsp;Do&nbsp;What&nbsp;Ought&nbsp;Be&nbsp;Done<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll admit it.  I&#8217;m guilty of romanticizing the past, and this may be one of those times.  But when I look back on the period in which Franklin lived, I picture the vast majority of people having a strong sense of &#8220;oughtness&#8221;.  From the way they dressed, spoke, worked, and leisured&#8211;there was a way to do things, and that&#8217;s they way they did them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Oughtness: &#8220;the quality or state of being morally obligatory&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It may be my age, and probably because I&#8217;m a parent, but I am more frequently aware of how things are not being done they way they ought to be done.  Anyone from Franklin&#8217;s time would no doubt conclude that we have lost our sense of &#8220;oughtness.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To not have the right understanding of what &#8220;ought&#8221; to be, you, well, end up with what Nike declared in 1978 : Just Do It.  What&#8217;s <em>it<\/em>?  Anything you want <em>it<\/em> to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Resolve: &#8220;decide firmly on a course of action.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Essentially, Benjamin is saying: get &#8216;it&#8217; right&#8211;with conviction.  Acknowledgment, or intellectual assent, is not the same has having a resolve.  Like a soldier under command, our conviction should lead to the commitment of carrying out the right course of action.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I write this, it is Memorial Day.  Where we reflect on men and women from generations past, who, with great conviction, carried out what had to be done.  That I know I&#8217;ve not romanticized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EXECUTE  | &nbsp;Resolve&nbsp;to&#8230;&nbsp;Resolve<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For regular readers, I know I don&#8217;t need to spend much time at all discussing what we ought to resolve to do.  With this blog, I&#8217;ve tried to make clear the fact that God has made clear how we are to live&#8211;wisely, in all areas of our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, I had found a few principles that might be helpful in developing a process for how we can resolve to do what we ought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably most importantly, is understanding that we don&#8217;t have to &#8220;find&#8221; resolve.  We develop it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Self-discipline isn\u2019t like a reservoir that can be tapped. Instead, it\u2019s like a muscle that can be strengthened with training.&#8221; &#8211; Jacko Willink, former NAVY SEAL<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Up until recently, research led us to believe that resolve, or will-power, was more like a gas tank that we drained and re-filled.  However, it is now believed that it is more like a skill that is developed through hard work and training.  In other words, the more you practice it, the stronger it becomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin Meadows, from Highbrow, offers his tips to strengthen resolve.  I found them to be more in line with the understanding that resolve is more like a muscle that we need to exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. &#8220;Do It Now.&#8221;<\/strong>Resolve will weaken if not applied.  When we put off a response to what &#8216;ought&#8217; to be done, the conviction to follow through begins to wane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. &#8220;Delay Temptations.&#8221;<\/strong> This is where a little &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/true-grit-being-wise-is-tough-business\/\">true grit<\/a>&#8221; will be very helpful.  If there is any good in procrastinating, this is it.  Put off those unhealthy cravings or temptations for a good 15-20 minutes, and they will pass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. &#8220;Be Honest With Yourself.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong>Especially when you&#8217;ve given into temptation.  Quickly question yourself as to the validity of your &#8220;reason&#8221;.  Don&#8217;t let yourself get away with anything! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For instance, if you notice it\u2019s getting cloudy outside and you\u2019re supposed to go for a jog, you may be tempted to think, \u201cIt\u2019s going to rain soon, so I\u2019d better stay home so I don\u2019t get sick.\u201d Stop this thought process and be honest with yourself. You\u2019re making an excuse so you can be lazy without feeling guilty about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. &#8220;Think of the Consequences.&#8221;<\/strong>On the other side of being critical of what may do you in,  are the consequences of your actions (or, in action) if you do.  What will it cost you to give in?  Let your mind step through what all will result if you decide to take the easy way out.  Remember, resolve only grows when practiced.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. &#8220;Imagine Others Can See You.&#8221;<\/strong>Or, if you really want to pile on the conviction, just imagine Jesus standing beside you. I sometimes imagine a day in the future when I&#8217;ll get to (or have to) talk about this situation I&#8217;m contemplating making excuses to try and avoid. Before you take your foot off the gas, picture in your mind a day in the future when you&#8217;ll be able to say, &#8220;I saw it through.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These five tips, or principles, reinforce the truth behind possessing resolve: we can all have it, and that it can make a significant difference, but only if we&#8217;re serious about making habitual. That is, resolve to&#8230; resolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"benjamin-franklins-book-of-virtues\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Benjamin-Franklins-Book-Virtues-Franklin\/dp\/1429093552?crid=1OKBX6DKBF5OB&amp;keywords=benjamin+franklin+13+virtues&amp;qid=1692066624&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C112&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=wisdominallth-20&amp;linkId=64c2f1c30b6223b3c88277c9d5d1a1b5&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1429093552&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=wisdominallth-20&amp;language=en_US\" width=\"120\" height=\"192\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-extra-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"e8vio1-h97man-lsoj2f-xer9bh\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Benjamin-Franklins-Book-Virtues-Franklin\/dp\/1429093552?crid=1OKBX6DKBF5OB&amp;keywords=benjamin+franklin+13+virtues&amp;qid=1692066624&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C112&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=wisdominallth-20&amp;linkId=64c2f1c30b6223b3c88277c9d5d1a1b5&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_il\">Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s Book of Virtues<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#8220;This pocket-sized hardcover edition contains all thirteen &#8220;moral virtues&#8221; as Benjamin Franklin wrote them in his memoirs, first posthumously published in 1791.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Benjamin-Franklins-Book-Virtues-Franklin\/dp\/1429093552?crid=1OKBX6DKBF5OB&amp;keywords=benjamin+franklin+13+virtues&amp;qid=1692066624&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C112&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=wisdominallth-20&amp;linkId=64c2f1c30b6223b3c88277c9d5d1a1b5&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_il\">Buy Now on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:10px\">As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s Grand Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franklin&#8217;s &#8220;meticulous execution&#8221; of his 13 virtues was embodied in a chart he developed in order to observe and quantify his growth toward perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of examples of his chart available, but here is one for reference from Homeschool Patriot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-af3a3e5a-db20-47ba-a6bc-68d4e50eda5b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ben-Franklins-13-Virtues-Chart.pdf\">Ben Franklin&#8217;s 13 Virtues Chart<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ben-Franklins-13-Virtues-Chart.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-af3a3e5a-db20-47ba-a6bc-68d4e50eda5b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you use this chart, or devise something yourself, it is certainly in your best interest to have some tool in place to not only keep you focused, but to establish the habit of intentional growth in those characteristics that make up the virtuous life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<br>Further reading: <br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/franklin\/autobiography\/page38.htm\">Franklin autobiography<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/gohighbrow.com\/five-simple-tricks-to-strengthen-your-resolve\/\">five simple tricks to strengthen your resolve<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/instaread\/weekend-wisdom-june-24-9c1371b28ce4\">how to strengthen your resolve<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bLv-2j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wisdom-in-all-things-leadbox-wisdom-delivered.jpg\" alt=\"Sign up for the Wisdom In All Things Email\" class=\"wp-image-1040\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cResolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.\u201d &#8211;  Benjamin Franklin\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[333,307],"tags":[316,334,335],"class_list":{"0":"post-4222","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-issue-61","8":"category-special","9":"tag-benjamin-franklin","10":"tag-issue-61","11":"tag-resolution","12":"cs-entry","13":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Benjamin Franklin&#039;s 13 Virtues: Resolution - Wisdom In All Things resolve to do what we ought<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Resolve to... resolve. That must be our resolution. Understanding that it is a muscle we train, we can carry out what ought be done.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Benjamin Franklin&#039;s 13 Virtues: Resolution - Wisdom In All Things resolve to do what we ought\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Resolve to... resolve. That must be our resolution. Understanding that it is a muscle we train, we can carry out what ought be done.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wisdom In All Things\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-27T21:37:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-17T22:32:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ben-Franklin-resolution.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Scott\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Scott\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Scott\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f93936345726da5ffff00c35a80f8aaa\"},\"headline\":\"Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s 13 Virtues: Resolution\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-27T21:37:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-17T22:32:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1037,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f93936345726da5ffff00c35a80f8aaa\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/staging\\\/3400\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/Ben-Franklin-resolution.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"benjamin franklin\",\"issue 61\",\"resolution\"],\"articleSection\":[\"issue 61\",\"special\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/\",\"name\":\"Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues: Resolution - Wisdom In All Things resolve to do what we ought\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/staging\\\/3400\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/Ben-Franklin-resolution.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-27T21:37:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-17T22:32:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"Resolve to... resolve. That must be our resolution. Understanding that it is a muscle we train, we can carry out what ought be done.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/staging\\\/3400\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/Ben-Franklin-resolution.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/staging\\\/3400\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/Ben-Franklin-resolution.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"Resolve to do what we ought. - Ben Franklin\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/staging\\\/3400\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s 13 Virtues: Resolution\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Wisdom In All Things\",\"description\":\"Quickly Understand and Apply Wisdom In All Things\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f93936345726da5ffff00c35a80f8aaa\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f93936345726da5ffff00c35a80f8aaa\",\"name\":\"Scott\",\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wisdominallthings.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues: Resolution - Wisdom In All Things resolve to do what we ought","description":"Resolve to... resolve. That must be our resolution. Understanding that it is a muscle we train, we can carry out what ought be done.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues: Resolution - Wisdom In All Things resolve to do what we ought","og_description":"Resolve to... resolve. That must be our resolution. Understanding that it is a muscle we train, we can carry out what ought be done.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/","og_site_name":"Wisdom In All Things","article_published_time":"2019-05-27T21:37:45+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-17T22:32:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ben-Franklin-resolution.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Scott","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Scott","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/"},"author":{"name":"Scott","@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f93936345726da5ffff00c35a80f8aaa"},"headline":"Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s 13 Virtues: Resolution","datePublished":"2019-05-27T21:37:45+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-17T22:32:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/"},"wordCount":1037,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f93936345726da5ffff00c35a80f8aaa"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ben-Franklin-resolution.jpg","keywords":["benjamin franklin","issue 61","resolution"],"articleSection":["issue 61","special"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/","url":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/","name":"Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues: Resolution - Wisdom In All Things resolve to do what we ought","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ben-Franklin-resolution.jpg","datePublished":"2019-05-27T21:37:45+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-17T22:32:30+00:00","description":"Resolve to... resolve. That must be our resolution. Understanding that it is a muscle we train, we can carry out what ought be done.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ben-Franklin-resolution.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ben-Franklin-resolution.jpg","width":1000,"height":600,"caption":"Resolve to do what we ought. - Ben Franklin"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/benjamin-franklins-13-virtues-resolution-resolve-to-do-what-we-ought\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s 13 Virtues: Resolution"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/","name":"Wisdom In All Things","description":"Quickly Understand and Apply Wisdom In All Things","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f93936345726da5ffff00c35a80f8aaa"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f93936345726da5ffff00c35a80f8aaa","name":"Scott","logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4222"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8373,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4222\/revisions\/8373"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}