If you betray yourself, if you say untrue things, if you act out a lie, you weaken your character.
JORDAN PETERSONIdeologies 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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If you don’t say what you think then you kill your unborn self.
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The better ambitions have to do with the development of character and ability, rather than status and power. The status you can lose. You carry character with you wherever you go, and it allows you to prevail against adversity.
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It is my firm belief that the best way to fix the world – a handyman’s dream, if ever there was one – is to fix yourself.
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That which you most need to find will be found where you least wish to look.
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Nietzsche said that a man’s worth was determined by how much truth he could tolerate.
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Beauty shames the ugly. Strength shames the weak. Death shames the living – and the Ideal shames us all.
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In order to be able to think, you have to risk being offensive.
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Question for parents: do you want to make your children safe, or strong?
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Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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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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We cannot navigate, without something to aim at and, while we are in this world, we must always navigate.
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True thinking is rare – just like true listening.
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Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street.
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Don’t use language instrumentally.
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You should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.
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