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The ethical person should do more then he is required to do, and less than he is allowed to.

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Michael Josephson
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: December 10
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To the barefoot man, happiness is a pair of shoes. To the man with old shoes, it's a pair of new shoes. To the man with new shoes, it's stylish shoes. And of course, the fellow with no feet would be happy to be barefoot. Measure your life by what you have not by what you don't.
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Everything you do sends a message about who you are and what you value.
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There's some wisdom and no moral deficiency to one who holds courage in reserve and uses it as a last resort. Before we take the kind of risks that require courage, we ought to exhaust other less risky alternatives.
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