So, listen, to yourself and to those with whom you are speaking. Your wisdom then consists not of the knowledge you already have, but the continual search for knowledge, which is the highest form of wisdom.
JORDAN PETERSONA hurricane is an act of God. But failure to prepare, when the necessity for preparation is well known – that’s sin.
More Jordan Peterson Quotes
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Worthlessness is the default condition.
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It’s a luxury to pursue what makes you happy; it’s a moral obligation to pursue what you find meaningful.
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The purpose of life, as far as I can tell, is to find a mode of being that’s so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant.
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If a child has not been taught to behave properly by the age of four, it will forever be difficult for him or her to make friends.
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Begin by treating yourself as if you were someone you were responsible for helping.
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We require routine and tradition. That’s order. Order can become excessive, and that’s not good, but chaos can swamp us, so we drown – and that is also not good. We need to stay on the straight and narrow path.
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Sometimes it seems the only people willing to give advice in a realistic society are those with the least to offer.
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But we can aim too high. Or too low. Or too chaotically. So we fail and live in disappointment, even when we appear to others to be living well.
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Ideologies are substitutes for true knowledge, and ideologues are always dangerous when they come to power, because a simple-minded I-know-it-all approach is no match for the complexity of existence.
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It’s the chattering buzz of ideologically possessed demons.
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It’s appropriate and praiseworthy to associate with people whose lives would be improved if they saw your life improve.
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If you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences – and infer the motivation.
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When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia.
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The secret to your existence is right in front of you. It manifests itself as all those things you know you should do but are avoiding.
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Much of happiness is hope, no matter how deep the underworld in which that hope was conceived.
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Life is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance.
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what can be truly loved about a person is inseparable from their limitations.
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There’s a worthy and noble ambition: strength in the face of adversity. That is very different from the wish for a life free of trouble.
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Anyone who was out to change the world by changing others was to be regarded with suspicion. The temptations of such a position were too great to be resisted.
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Don’t underestimate the power of vision and direction. These are irresistible forces, able to transform what might appear to be unconquerable obstacles into traversable pathways and expanding opportunities.
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You deserve some respect. You are important to other people, as much as to yourself. You have some vital role to play in the unfolding destiny of the world.
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If you fulfill your obligations every day you don’t need to worry about the future.
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Nietzsche said that a man’s worth was determined by how much truth he could tolerate.
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Perhaps you are overvaluing what you don’t have and undervaluing what you do.
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Women select men. That makes them nature, because nature is what selects.
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You must determine where you are going in your life, because you cannot get there unless you move in that direction.
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