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.
JORDAN PETERSONAnd if you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of.
More Jordan Peterson Quotes
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You remember the past not so that it is “accurately recorded,” to say it again, but so that you are prepared for the future.
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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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Begin by treating yourself as if you were someone you were responsible for helping.
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That’s poetic in its malevolence.
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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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True thinking is rare – just like true listening.
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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.
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Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t.
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A hurricane is an act of God. But failure to prepare, when the necessity for preparation is well known – that’s sin.
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There are so many ways that things can fall apart, or fail to work altogether, and it is always wounded people who are holding it together.
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One of the problems with being relatively wealthy if you are a parent is that you cannot provide your children with necessity.
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To suffer terribly and to know yourself as the cause: that is Hell.
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Stop saying those things that make you weak and ashamed. Say only those things that make you strong. Do only those things that you could speak of with honor.
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We are increasingly falling prey to the desperation of meaninglessness.
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If you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences – and infer the motivation.
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