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.
JORDAN PETERSONYou remember the past not so that it is “accurately recorded,” to say it again, but so that you are prepared for the future.
More Jordan Peterson Quotes
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The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future.
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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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Life is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance.
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There’s some real utility in gratitude. It’s also good protection against the dangers of victimhood and resentment.
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When you have something to say, silence is a lie.
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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.
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Untruth corrupts the soul and the state alike, and one form of corruption feeds the other.
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You can only find out what you actually believe (rather than what you think you believe) by watching how you act.
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What you aim at determines what you see.
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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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It’s the chattering buzz of ideologically possessed demons.
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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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It’s a luxury to pursue what makes you happy; it’s a moral obligation to pursue what you find meaningful.
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That the soul of the individual eternally hungers for the heroism of genuine being.
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Nietzsche said that a man’s worth was determined by how much truth he could tolerate.
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