Question

In The Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin, Franklin’s goal was to get into the habit of living the thirteen virtues he wrote down in a notebook. Why did Franklin think that mastering the virtue Temperance first would benefit his entire effort?

He felt it would give him a clear head.

He believed it would make him work harder.

He felt it would ease his difficulties.

He hoped it would inspire him deeply.

Answer 1

He felt it would give him a clear head.

Answer 2

The answeis A: He felt it would give him a clear head.

Benjamin Franklin wrote his thirteen virtues and decided to live by the standard those virtues require. He chose to master the virtue of Temperance first because it searches the coolness and clearness of head, which he believed would benefit him by its efficiency in keeping watch against old habids and temptations.