Michael Josephson Commentary

We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of them shows us our deficiencies and spurs us on to higher and better things.
– Tryon Edwards, theologian (1809-1894)
Good nature is the very air of a good mind, the sign of a large and generous soul, and the peculiar soil in which virtue prospers.
– Godfrey Goodman, Anglican bishop (1582-1656)
There cannot live a more happy creature than an ill-natured old man who is neither capable of receiving pleasures nor sensible of doing them to others.
– Sir William Temple, Irish statesman, essayist (1628-1699)
The mischief of children is seldom actuated by malice; that of grown-up people always is.
– Antoine de Rivarol, French writer (1753-1801)
Today, there is a rampant tendency to elevate self-indulgence over self-control. Uncontrolled rage is treated as being oneself rather than a serious character flaw.
– Michael Josephson
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