All Michael Josephson Quotes
- Our obligation to others and a gift to ourselves is to acknowledge and authentically express genuine appreciation for courtesies, caring and concern others have given… Acknowledge
- It is not enough that we express our gratitude, we must experience it. We truly honor the must think about our blessings, separately and cumulatively… Blessing
- Discipline yourself to start each day identifying something to be grateful about. The world opens to those who approach it with a grateful heart. Approach
- Expressed gratitude encourages further giving; ingratitude drains vitality out of the spirit of generosity. Drains
- Gratefulness is a payment everyone can afford. Afford
- Gratitude is most treasured when it is unexpected. When we expect, even demand gratitude, we treat it simply as payment due for some service we… Any
- Gratitude is not a payment for a kindness but another form of gift. Another Form
- It is easier to be grateful for the things we have than to the people who have helped us get them. Easier
- For many of us gratitude to others comes with a sense of debt that can never be fully paid and therefore the things we are… Debt
- Never do anything for another with the expectation of gratitude. The expectation itself turns the gift into an exchange and suggests a debt is owed… Debt
- One problem with gratitude is that it competes with the sense of pride, self-reliance and accomplishment we have. We want to think what we have… Accomplishment
- Authentic gratitude is much more rare and precious than expressions of gratitude which are often empty courtesies or simply tactical ploys to encourage further gifts… Authentic
- Our expectation of the gratitude of others for what we've done for them is sometimes exaggerated because of our deep desire for appreciation and approval.… Appreciation
- Ethics is not about the way things are, it is about the way things ought to be. Ethics
- You don't have to be sick to get better. Better
- Many things in life are not fair but all things should be. All
- It is much more difficult to know what is fair than what is unfair Difficult
- What you allow you encourage. Allow
- Nothing about character is hereditary. Everyone, regardless of social background, financial status, race, or sex, enters the world with an equal opportunity to become a… Background
- If we don't invest now in building character into children we will surely invest more tomorrow in trying to repair adults. Adults