When existence reveals itself as existentially intolerable, thinking collapses in on itself. In such situations – in the depths—it’s noticing, not thinking, that does the trick.
JORDAN PETERSONWe 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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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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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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I’m not hurt. I’m appalled.
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Nietzsche said that a man’s worth was determined by how much truth he could tolerate.
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Don’t use language instrumentally.
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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. You simply don’t know what you believe, before that. You are too complex to understand yourself.
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Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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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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Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.
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Untruth corrupts the soul and the state alike, and one form of corruption feeds the other.
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Much of happiness is hope, no matter how deep the underworld in which that hope was conceived.
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The things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things.
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There are some games you don’t get to play unless you are all in.
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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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It’s appropriate and praiseworthy to associate with people whose lives would be improved if they saw your life improve.
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