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The ethical person should do more then he is required to do, and less than he is allowed to.
— Michael Josephson
The real test of character is whether you will do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.
— Michael Josephson
If you are the boss it's wise to remember that there are lots of things you don't know and lots of people who hope you won't find out.
— Michael Josephson
The best way to show true gratitude for all our blessings is to be genuinely happy.
— Michael Josephson
When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.
— Michael Josephson
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
— Michael Josephson
There's a hole in the moral ozone and it's getting bigger.
— Michael Josephson
Expressed gratitude encourages further giving; ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity.
— Michael Josephson
When it comes to building character, wealth, good looks, athletic ability and even a high IQ are more likely to be impediments than advantages.
— Michael Josephson
The surest way to escape anxiety and defeat despair is action. Do, don't dwell.
— Michael Josephson
If we don't invest now in building character into children we will surely invest more tomorrow in trying to repair adults.
— Michael Josephson
Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.
— Michael Josephson
Ethics is doing more than the law requires and less than the law allows.
— Michael Josephson
Discipline yourself to start each day identifying something to be grateful about. The world opens to those who approach it with a grateful heart.
— Michael Josephson
Not everything that is good for you is fun and not everything that is fun is good for you.
— Michael Josephson
At home, be grateful. At work, be appreciative. Gratitude is a gift we give ourselves. Appreciation is a gift we give to others.
— Michael Josephson
A person of character knows the difference between right and wrong and always tries to do the right thing for the right reason.
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It's actually easier to truly become a person of good character than to persuade others we are what we are not.
— Michael Josephson
What you allow, you encourage.
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It is better to be unsuccessful pursuing a significant goal that being successful attaining an insignificant one.
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Good intentions are simply not enough. Our character is defined and our lives are determined not by what we want, say or think, but by what we do.
— Michael Josephson
It is easier to be grateful for the things we have than to the people who have helped us get them.
— Michael Josephson
We all have three characters: the one we really have, the one we try to convince the world we have, and the one we think we have.
— Michael Josephson
Our character is revealed by how we treat people who cannot help us or hurt us.
— Michael Josephson
Whatever you do, make a difference. Earn the right to look back at something and say, 'I did that.'
— Michael Josephson
A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life.
— Michael Josephson
Don't ask whether it's going to be easy. Ask whether it's going to be worth it.
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Gratitude should be felt and experienced sincerely, expressed generously and received graciously.
— Michael Josephson
It's easier to make a good person better than to make a bad person good.
— Michael Josephson
An ounce of action is worth a ton of good intentions.
— Michael Josephson
It is much more difficult to know what is fair than what is unfair
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Be thankful for quality competitors who push you to your limit.
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We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.
— Michael Josephson
Creating a child takes no love or skill; being a parent requires lots of both.
— Michael Josephson
If we keep treating our most important values as meaningless relics, that's exactly what they'll become.
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Necessity is not merely the father of invention; it is the father of courage.
— Michael Josephson
When you compete with someone as good or better than you, you may not always win, but you never lose.
— Michael Josephson
Experimenting with drugs is like target practice where your head is the bull's-eye.
— Michael Josephson
You don't have to be sick to get better.
— Michael Josephson
One key to success is demanding more than adequacy, never settling for good enough and always doing a little bit more.
— Michael Josephson
The key to success is effort. The bigger the goal, the greater the effort.
— Michael Josephson
Sometimes the dues we pay to maintain integrity are pretty high, but the ultimate cost of moral compromise is so much higher.
— Michael Josephson
Surround our children with a message of honor
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Yes and no are very powerful words. Mean them when you say them. Respect them when you hear them.
— Michael Josephson
Gratitude is not a payment for a kindness but another form of gift.
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If you pay too much attention to your reputation, you could lose your character.
— Michael Josephson
America is a song that sounds the best when we all sing together - at least for a while.
— Michael Josephson
Good character is the single most important attribute of a successful and worthy life.
— Michael Josephson
Everything you do sends a message about who you are and what you value.
— Michael Josephson
No word makes me happier than the word "daddy" when it's directed to me.
— Michael Josephson
There is no objective criteria for either success or failure. People who achieve their goals are successful, those who don't are not.
— Michael Josephson
A person is said to have good character when their habits, dispositions and conduct reflect a deep commitment to ethical virtues and moral principles.
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A caring heart that listens is often more valued than an intelligent mind that talks.
— Michael Josephson
Don't sacrifice a good life for a good time.
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Failure is much easier to handle if you just think of it as feedback to guide your next effort.
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You can't escape moral judgment through a legal loop hole.
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Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New year will bring new opportunities.
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You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter.
— Michael Josephson
What will matter is not your success but your significance ...
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Ethics is not for wimps. It's not easy being a good person. That's why it's such a lofty goal and an admirable achievement
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Character is ethics in action.
— Michael Josephson
Ethics is not about the way things are, it is about the way things ought to be.
— Michael Josephson
People who don't believe in you are right only if you believe they are.
— Michael Josephson
The choices you make in your life will make your life. Choose wisely.
— Michael Josephson
Success comes in cans. Failures comes in can'ts.
— Michael Josephson
Success in anything important rarely comes without the Five Horsemen of Success: planning, effort, positivity, perseverance and resilience.
— Michael Josephson
Don't confuse fun with fulfillment, or pleasure with happiness.
— Michael Josephson
On a practical level, there are two vital steps to ethical behavior:knowing what is right and doing it. — Michael Josephson
People who fight fire with fire end up with only the ashes of their own integrity.
— Michael Josephson
Personal integrity is important, not because it gets us what we want, but because it helps us be what we want.
— Michael Josephson
A person of character seeks true happiness in living a life of purpose and meaning, placing a higher value on significance than success.
— Michael Josephson
Integrity, respect, compassion, and fairness become obstacles to people who think winning is everything
— Michael Josephson
Gratefulness is a payment everyone can afford.
— Michael Josephson
Hire for character, train for skills.
— Michael Josephson
To separate the purpose of a business from the purpose of people who are in the business is, I think, not a good thing.
— Michael Josephson
You are the captain of your own ship; don't let anyone else take the wheel.
— Michael Josephson
Neither the intensity of your feelings nor the certainty of your convictions is any assurance that you are right.
— Michael Josephson
Your life is your ship and you are the captain. Choose your course, take the wheel firmly and get on your way.
— Michael Josephson
Beware of people who constantly assert their integrity and honor. People of character don't have to point it out.
— Michael Josephson
Values are good things only if they are good values.
— Michael Josephson
People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world.
— Michael Josephson
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters.
— Michael Josephson
Many things in life are not fair but all things should be.
— Michael Josephson
Don't ask whether it is going to be easy. Ask whether it is worth it.
— Michael Josephson
Honesty doesn't always pay, but dishonesty always costs.
— Michael Josephson
How many times do you get to lie before you are a liar?
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