The purpose of life, as far as I can tell, is to find a mode of being that’s so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant.
JORDAN PETERSONWomen select men. That makes them nature, because nature is what selects.
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It is not virtuous to be victimized by a bully, even if that bully is oneself.
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Life is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance.
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You don’t get to choose not to pay a price, you only get to choose which price you pay.
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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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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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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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If you betray yourself, if you say untrue things, if you act out a lie, you weaken your character.
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You deserve some respect. You are important to other people, as much as to yourself. You have some vital role to play in the unfolding destiny of the world.
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Aristotle defined virtues simply as the ways of behaving that are most conducive to happiness in life.
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Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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Dare, instead, to be dangerous. Dare to be truthful. Dare to articulate yourself, and express (or at least become aware of) what would really justify your life.
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We are increasingly falling prey to the desperation of meaninglessness.
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Beauty shames the ugly. Strength shames the weak. Death shames the living – and the Ideal shames us all.
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When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia.
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Question for parents: do you want to make your children safe, or strong?
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