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.
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.
More Jordan Peterson Quotes
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See the truth. Tell the truth.
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It is better, proverbially, to rule your own spirit than to rule a city.
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The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future.
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If 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.
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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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If you are not willing to be a fool, you can’t become a master.
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One of the problems with being relatively wealthy if you are a parent is that you cannot provide your children with necessity.
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You should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.
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what can be truly loved about a person is inseparable from their limitations.
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We believe that in reducing the scope and importance of our errors, we are properly humble; in truth, we are merely unwilling to bear the weight of our true responsibility.
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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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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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Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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If you don’t say what you think then you kill your unborn self.
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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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