Franklin wrote that there was something more powerful than his intention to livevirtuously. What was that rnore powerful thing?

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although there are no options attached we can say the following.

Franklin wrote that there was something more powerful than his intention to live virtuously. What was that more powerful thing?

The human propensity to live the opposite habits that were against the 13 virtues he considered essential to people's lives. Those things were not virtuous for people.

That is why he came up with 13 virtues he considered necessary in every people's life. We are talking about Resolution, Silence, Order, Temperance,  Sincerity, Industry, Frugality, Cleanliness, Moderation, Justice, Humility, and Chastity:

Benjamin also wrote that it could be impossible to get these all virtues all the time but that people should aspire to have them all in different moments of their lives to have a decent and good way of living.  

"the attempts of the proletariat to rise above this abasement"

ngai (engai, enkai, mweai, mwiai) is the monolithic supreme god in the spirituality of the kamba and kikuyu of kenya.ngai is creator of the universe and all in it. the kikuyu worshiped ngai facing the mt. kirinyaga (mount kenya) while prayers and goat sacrificial rituals were performed under the sacred mugumo tree (a fig tree species). ngai often was referred to as "mwene nyaga" meaning (the owner of the mountain).

it means that maasai people think that mount kenya is something to be worshipped along with god.when cattle or children cause problems,maasai elders just warn them that children must mend their bad ways or their god might punish them.this serves as law and order tool to maintain peace among maasai tribe.the maasai are an indigenous ethnic group in africa of semi-nomadic people settled in kenya and northern tanzania. due to their distinct traditions, customs and dress and their residence near the many national game parks of east africa, the maasai are among the foremost african ethnic groups and are known internationally because of their links to the national parks and reserves.

traditional maasai people's lifestyle concentrates on their cattle which make up the primary source of food. amongst the maasai and several other african ethnic groups, the measure of a man's wealth is in terms of children and cattle. so the more the better.