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True thinking is rare – just like true listening.

Jordan Peterson

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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People Reality Willing
You should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.
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Be Yourself Sacrifice Worth
To suffer terribly and to know yourself as the cause: that is Hell.
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Hell Suffering Yourself
Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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Age Inspirational Skill Success
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
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
So, listen, to yourself and to those with whom you are speaking. Your wisdom then consists not of the knowledge you already have, but the continual search for knowledge, which is the highest form of wisdom.
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Knowledge Philosophy Wisdom Yourself
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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Act Believe Thinking Yourself
Life is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance.
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Different Effort Life
If you betray yourself, if you say untrue things, if you act out a lie, you weaken your character.
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Character Lie True Weakness Worth Yourself
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
What you aim at determines what you see.
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One Liner Perspective See Yourself
There are some games you don’t get to play unless you are all in.
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Game Play Success
Treat yourself like you would someone you’re responsible for helping.
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Responsible Self Love Yourself
The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future.
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Future Success
You remember the past not so that it is “accurately recorded,” to say it again, but so that you are prepared for the future.
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Future Past Preparation Remember Yourself
Experience is the best teacher, and the worst experiences teach the best lessons.
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Experience Lesson Teaching Worst
We are increasingly falling prey to the desperation of meaninglessness.
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Fall Reality World
We cannot navigate, without something to aim at and, while we are in this world, we must always navigate.
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Direction World
If a child has not been taught to behave properly by the age of four, it will forever be difficult for him or her to make friends.
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Children Difficult Forever Friendship Learning
Thus, you should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.
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Inspirational Sacrifice Self Love Worth
It took untold generations to get you where you are. A little gratitude might be in order. If you’re going to insist on bending the world to your way, you better have your reasons.
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Gratitude History Reason World Yourself
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
You don’t get to choose not to pay a price, you only get to choose which price you pay.
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Choice Deep Pay Yourself
It is far better to render beings in your car competent than to protect them.
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Better Protection Yourself
People who know what to expect from one another can act together to tame the world.
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Expectation People Togetherness World
That which you most need to find will be found where you least wish to look.
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Believe Life Need Yourself

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