Michael Josephson Commentary

There is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self.
– Whitney Young, civil-rights leader (1921-1971)
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.
– Sir Philip Sidney, British poet (1554-1586)
While slight attention to the soul can go a long way, it isn’t enough to maintain the active life and give the soul mere morsels.
– Thomas Moore, Irish poet, entertainer (1779-1852)
When I dig another out of trouble, the hole from which I lift him is the place where I bury my own.
– Norman Vincent Peale, preacher, author (1898-1993)
We are battered regularly by so many reminders of the selfish, corrupt, and even cruel side of human nature that we begin to measure humanity by its weaknesses rather than its strengths.
– Michael Josephson