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.
JORDAN PETERSONIt is not virtuous to be victimized by a bully, even if that bully is oneself.
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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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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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You cannot be protected from the things that frighten you and hurt you, but if you identify with the part of your being that is responsible for transformation, then you are always the equal, or more than the equal of the things that frighten you.
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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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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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The things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things.
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That which you most need to find will be found where you least wish to look.
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Truth reduces the terrible complexity of a man to the simplicity of his word.
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I’m not hurt. I’m appalled.
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True thinking is rare – just like true listening.
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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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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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You’re not perfect just the way you are. You could be better!
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what can be truly loved about a person is inseparable from their limitations.
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Thus, you should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.
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