Michael Josephson Commentary

You should examine yourself daily. If you find faults, you should correct them. When you find none, you should try even harder.
– Wang Xizhi, Chinese calligrapher (303-361)
Dignity of position adds to dignity of character as well as to dignity of carriage. Give us a proud position, and we are impelled to act up to it.
– Christian Nestell Bovee, author, lawyer (1820-1904)
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
– Will Rogers, comedian, social commentator (1879-1935)
Did you ever hear of a man who had striven all his life faithfully and singly towards an object and in no measure obtained it? If a man constantly aspires, is he not elevated? Did ever a man try heroism, magnanimity, truth, sincerity, and find that there was no advantage in them, that it was a vain endeavor?
– Henry David Thoreau, author, naturalist (1817-1862)
In every profession there’s a line between those who cheat and those who don’t. You get to choose what side of the line you’re on. That choice will define you.
– Michael Josephson