Michael Josephson Commentary

Michael Josephson Commentary

What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought to ask himself often. Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss poet (1741-1801)

Deference is the most complicated, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments. William Shenstone, British poet (1714-1763)

Grace is the outcome of inward harmony. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian writer (1830-1916)

Pardon is voluntary forgetfulness while forgetfulness is involuntary pardon. Pierre-Jules Hetzel, French editor, publisher (1814-1886)

A person of character has strong convictions, yet avoids self-righteousness. Michael Josephson