Anyone who was out to change the world by changing others was to be regarded with suspicion. The temptations of such a position were too great to be resisted.
JORDAN PETERSONLife is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance.
More Jordan Peterson Quotes
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Don’t use language instrumentally.
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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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We require routine and tradition. That’s order. Order can become excessive, and that’s not good, but chaos can swamp us, so we drown – and that is also not good. We need to stay on the straight and narrow path.
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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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Stop saying those things that make you weak and ashamed. Say only those things that make you strong. Do only those things that you could speak of with honor.
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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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Much of happiness is hope.
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If you are not willing to be a fool, you can’t become a master.
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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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Nietzsche said that a man’s worth was determined by how much truth he could tolerate.
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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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Begin by treating yourself as if you were someone you were responsible for helping.
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If you fulfill your obligations every day you don’t need to worry about the future.
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Dreams shed light on the dim places where reason itself has yet to voyage.
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We 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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