It is better, proverbially, to rule your own spirit than to rule a city.
JORDAN PETERSONBegin by treating yourself as if you were someone you were responsible for helping.
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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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Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street.
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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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What you aim at determines what you see.
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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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You should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.
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Consult your resentment. It’s a revelatory emotion, for all its pathology.
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We may not exactly be God, but we’re not exactly nothing, either.
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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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When you have something to say, silence is a lie.
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If you are not willing to be a fool, you can’t become a master.
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It’s appropriate and praiseworthy to associate with people whose lives would be improved if they saw your life improve.
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In Paradise, everyone speaks the truth. That is what makes it Paradise. Tell the truth. Or, at least, don’t lie.
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Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.
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Sometimes it seems the only people willing to give advice in a realistic society are those with the least to offer.
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