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.
JORDAN PETERSONAnyone 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.
JORDAN PETERSONThe 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.
JORDAN PETERSONDon’t ever underestimate the destructive power of sins of omission.
JORDAN PETERSONWomen select men. That makes them nature, because nature is what selects.
JORDAN PETERSONIt is better, proverbially, to rule your own spirit than to rule a city.
JORDAN PETERSONIf you fulfill your obligations every day you don’t need to worry about the future.
JORDAN PETERSONIf society is corrupt, but not the individuals within it, then where did the corruption originate? How is it propagated? It’s a one-sided, deeply ideological theory.
JORDAN PETERSONWe cannot navigate, without something to aim at and, while we are in this world, we must always navigate.
JORDAN PETERSONDon’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.
JORDAN PETERSONAlways place your becoming above your current being.
JORDAN PETERSONOld age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
JORDAN PETERSONA hurricane is an act of God. But failure to prepare, when the necessity for preparation is well known – that’s sin.
JORDAN PETERSONWe may not exactly be God, but we’re not exactly nothing, either.
JORDAN PETERSONWe 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.
JORDAN PETERSONLife is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance.
JORDAN PETERSONTreat yourself like you would someone you’re responsible for helping.
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