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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.

Jordan Peterson

You can only find out what you actually believe (rather than what you think you believe) by watching how you act. You simply don’t know what you believe, before that. You are too complex to understand yourself.
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Believe Philosophy Thinking Understand Yourself
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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Carry Character Development Dream Power Struggle
In order to be able to think, you have to risk being offensive.
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Thinking Voice
I don’t think that you have any insight whatsoever into your capacity for good until you have some well-developed insight into your capacity for evil.
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Development Goodness Myself Thinking
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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Act Failure God Necessary Preparation Sin
Who cares if you are the prime minister of Canada when someone else is the president of the United States?
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Care Worth Yourself
It is not virtuous to be victimized by a bully, even if that bully is oneself.
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Harm Mental Oneself Virtue
Experience is the best teacher, and the worst experiences teach the best lessons.
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Experience Lesson Teaching Worst
When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia.
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Death Politics Sick
That’s poetic in its malevolence.
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One Liner Poetry
True thinking is rare – just like true listening.
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Deep One Liner Thinking True
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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Death Deep Life Time Wisdom
Territory matters, and there is little difference between territorial rights and social status. It is often a matter of life and death.
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Death Different Life Right
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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Direction Inspirational Opportunity Power Transformation
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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Avoid Existence Right Secret Yourself
Life is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance.
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Different Effort Life

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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