Ben Franklin portraying humility

In his Autobiography, Benjamin Franklin tells the reader that he never acquired the virtue of humility, although he did acquire the appearance of it. Many disagree with this statement and would conclude that, in reality as well as appearance, Franklin was a motivated person and his main goal in life was self-improvement. Franklin was always looking for an opportunity to advance him, which made his ideas well known throughout America. Benjamin Franklin was an individual who could do many things exceedingly well, which aspired many people to succeed in life. His “errata’s” have come to help the youth of America’s past and present, and will continue to help the future youth of America.
Benjamin Franklin’s “bold and arduous” project is to obtain moral perfection. In succeeding in this project he created thirteen virtues that he feels are absolutely necessary. Out of these thirteen only two of then gave Franklin a problem: Order and Humility. He feels that he never had t...