It is far better to render beings in your car competent than to protect them.
JORDAN PETERSONSee the truth. Tell the truth.
More Jordan Peterson Quotes
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Ideologies are substitutes for true knowledge, and ideologues are always dangerous when they come to power, because a simple-minded I-know-it-all approach is no match for the complexity of existence.
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Consciousness is a mystery that faces the mystery of potential and transforms it into actuality. We do that with every choice we make. Our choices determine the destiny of the world. By making a choice, you alter the structure of reality.
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The things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things.
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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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There’s a worthy and noble ambition: strength in the face of adversity. That is very different from the wish for a life free of trouble.
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Order is not enough. You can’t just be stable, and secure, and unchanging, because there are still vital and important new things to be learned.
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Don’t ever underestimate the destructive power of sins of omission.
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Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street.
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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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In order to be able to think, you have to risk being offensive.
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Nietzsche said that a man’s worth was determined by how much truth he could tolerate.
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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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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.
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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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That the soul of the individual eternally hungers for the heroism of genuine being.
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Who cares if you are the prime minister of Canada when someone else is the president of the United States?
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When you have something to say, silence is a lie.
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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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Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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A hurricane is an act of God. But failure to prepare, when the necessity for preparation is well known – that’s sin.
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People who know what to expect from one another can act together to tame the world.
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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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There’s some real utility in gratitude. It’s also good protection against the dangers of victimhood and resentment.
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The secret to your existence is right in front of you. It manifests itself as all those things you know you should do but are avoiding.
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Truth reduces the terrible complexity of a man to the simplicity of his word.
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