Michael Josephson Quotes About Values
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If we keep treating our most important values as meaningless relics, that's exactly what they'll become.
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Everything you do sends a message about who you are and what you value.
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It isn't the absence of conscience or values that prevents us from being all we should be, it is simply the lack of moral courage.
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Values are good things only if they are good values.
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The only force that can sustain true and consistent courage is some form of spiritual belief that values like honor, duty, loyalty and integrity above the status, power, money and even security.
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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.
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No one is born with good character; it's not a hereditary trait. And it isn't determined by a single noble act. Character is established by conscientious adherence to moral values, not by lofty rhetoric or good intentions.
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A person of character seeks true happiness in living a life of purpose and meaning, placing a higher value on significance than success.
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