Michael Josephson
Michael Josephson
Michael Josephsonis a former law professor and attorney who founded the nonprofit Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics located in Los Angeles, California, out of which he operates as a speaker and lecturer on the subject of ethics. The institute is named after his parents...
Michael Josephson quotes about
integrity character people
Beware of people who constantly assert their integrity and honor. People of character don't have to point it out.
character athletic looks
When it comes to building character, wealth, good looks, athletic ability and even a high IQ are more likely to be impediments than advantages.
character commitment principles
A person is said to have good character when their habits, dispositions and conduct reflect a deep commitment to ethical virtues and moral principles.
character good-person easier
It's easier to make a good person better than to make a bad person good.
character good-character easier
It's actually easier to truly become a person of good character than to persuade others we are what we are not.
believe character justice
It can be frustrating and even frightening to observe the success which sometimes comes to outlaws and rogues who seem to refute notions of universal justice. Every time we see a villain enjoying the fruits of dishonorable acts we find ourselves doubting the value of character and the validity of the virtues we have been taught. Thus, it takes character to believe in character, but that belief is always rewarded, often by material success, but always by the esteem it earns from those who matter.
character choices fortune
Character determines how we lead our lives, how we deal with life's unearned fortunes and misfortunes and how we make choices that determine how those fortunes and misfortunes work to make us what we become.
hurt character people
Our character is revealed by how we treat people who cannot help us or hurt us.
character judging noble
We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.
character opposites goal
The opposite of success is not failure. Unsuccessful efforts are not failures unless they so discourage you that you abandon further efforts to achieve your goal. Even then, the venture or effort may be a failure but you are not. Failure is an event not a character trait.
character ethics action
Character is ethics in action.
character successful loss
Successful or not, acts of physical courage always bring honor. It is the smaller forms of valor - standing up for principle at the risk of social disapproval, economic loss or injury to career - that require the greatest moral will power. Since there is usually little upside to winning and a significant and often lasting downside to losing, moral courage often requires as much character as physical bravery.
character good-love people
Character is ethical and moral strength. People of good character have the moral awareness and strength to know the good, love the good and do the good.
character cost want
Character is the moral strength to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.