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[Here are some quotations from Benjamin
Franklin. In the rare instances that we have inserted comments, the paragraph
in enclosed in brackets like this paragraph has.] [His wisdom can
have a special meaning to alcoholics, even though he apparently was a "normie".]
[Mr. Franklin was a stickler for self improvement. His inventory methodology will be of interest to any of us who takes steps four and ten.]
Inventory. Franklin's Inventory
Methodology.
[He talks about alcohol at length. He even earned money at work loaning the tipplers funds for their brew. He produced an amusing list of synonyms for drunks. He placed Temperance as the first and requisite virtue on his list of virtues.]
Drunkards. Ms. DoGood Discusses
Drunkards.
[Benjamin Franklin had deep spiritual convictions. Read about his theology, principles and prayers. Here is another Higher Power that one can borrow.]
Spirituality. Franklin's
Spiritual Concepts.
[Franklin also applied his need to understand and improve to the playing of chess.]
Chess. On the Morals of Chess.