Quotes from Michael Josephson's Commentary email.

Strange is our situation upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. There is one thing we do know: Man is here for the sake of other men.
-- Albert Einstein, German physicist (1879-1955)

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
-- Thomas à Kempis, German monk, author (1380-1471)

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him, "You are wrong." This method works every time.
-- Henry C. Link, psychologist, author

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
-- Lady Dorothy Nevill, hostess, horticulturalist, collector (1826-1913)

If you don`t take pride in what you do, it`s impossible to take pride in what you are.
-- Michael Josephson