Aristotle defined virtues simply as the ways of behaving that are most conducive to happiness in life.
JORDAN PETERSONDon’t ever underestimate the destructive power of sins of omission.
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Perhaps you are overvaluing what you don’t have and undervaluing what you do.
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You should not overlook the guidelines of your culture. Life is short, and you don’t have time to figure everything out on your own. The wisdom of the past was hard-earned, and your dead ancestors may have something useful to tell you.
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Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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And if you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of.
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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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The things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things.
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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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But we can aim too high. Or too low. Or too chaotically. So we fail and live in disappointment, even when we appear to others to be living well.
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Begin by treating yourself as if you were someone you were responsible for helping.
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Life is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance.
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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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Alongside our wish to be free of rules, we all search for structure.
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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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When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia.
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See the truth. Tell the truth.
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