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Michael Josephson
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 10
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Gratitude is most treasured when it is unexpected. When we expect, even demand gratitude, we treat it simply as payment due for some service we rendered and we squeeze any good feeling out of it.
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One key to success is demanding more than adequacy, never settling for good enough and always doing a little bit more.
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Our character is revealed by how we treat people who cannot help us or hurt us.
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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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I am not and never will be perfect. I am not always as honest, respectful, responsible, fair or as kind as I should be. All I can do is what I should do: strive every day, with every decision to be the best person I can be. I don’t expect to be perfect but I know I can be better.
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It is much more difficult to know what is fair than what is unfair
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Ethics doesn't require us to ignore our self-interests or demand a life of self-sacrifice. It requires that we know the difference between what we want and what we should do
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Don't sacrifice a good life for a good time.
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Expressed gratitude encourages further giving ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity.
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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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What will matter in the end is not what you bought but what you built not what you got but what you gave not what you learned by what you taught. What will matter is not your competence but your character.
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What will matter is not your success but your significance.
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America is a song that sounds the best when we all sing together - at least for a while.
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One problem with gratitude is that it competes with the sense of pride, self-reliance and accomplishment we have. We want to think what we have is the result of our efforts rather than the gifts, good turns and opportunities provided us by others.
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If we keep treating our most important values as meaningless relics, that's exactly what they'll become.
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If you pay too much attention to your reputation, you could lose your character.
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It is easier to be grateful for the things we have than to the people who have helped us get them.
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Character is made up of core moral principles called the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, caring, fairness and citizenship. Each of these virtues are independently important but together they provide the foundation for a worthy life.
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You don't have to be sick to get better.
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When was the last time you wrote a thank you note? When was the last time you went beyond a mechanical thank you to express authentic gratitude? We can enrich the lives of others and ourselves by making it a habit to express genuine appreciation for what others have done for us.
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