That the soul of the individual eternally hungers for the heroism of genuine being.
JORDAN PETERSONConsciousness is a mystery that faces the mystery of potential and transforms it into actuality. We do that with every choice we make. Our choices determine the destiny of the world. By making a choice, you alter the structure of reality.
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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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Untruth corrupts the soul and the state alike, and one form of corruption feeds the other.
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If you betray yourself, if you say untrue things, if you act out a lie, you weaken your character.
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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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Every bit of learning is a little death. Every bit of new information challenges a previous conception, forcing it to dissolve into chaos before it can be reborn as something better. Sometimes such deaths virtually destroy us.
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I’m not hurt. I’m appalled.
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People who know what to expect from one another can act together to tame the world.
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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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People organize their brains with conversation. If they don’t have anyone to tell their story to, they lose their minds. Like hoarders, they cannot unclutter themselves.
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You’re not perfect just the way you are. You could be better!
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There are some games you don’t get to play unless you are all in.
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You should not overlook the guidelines of your culture. Life is short, and you don’t have time to figure everything out on your own. The wisdom of the past was hard-earned, and your dead ancestors may have something useful to tell you.
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In order to be able to think, you have to risk being offensive.
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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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To act is literally to manifest preference about one set of possibilities, contrasted with an infinite set of alternatives. If we wish to live, we must act. Acting, we value.
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