If you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences – and infer the motivation.
JORDAN PETERSONDon’t ever underestimate the destructive power of sins of omission.
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Experience is the best teacher, and the worst experiences teach the best lessons.
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Don’t use language instrumentally.
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Nietzsche said that a man’s worth was determined by how much truth he could tolerate.
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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.
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It is not virtuous to be victimized by a bully, even if that bully is oneself.
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Question for parents: do you want to make your children safe, or strong?
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When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia.
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One of the problems with being relatively wealthy if you are a parent is that you cannot provide your children with necessity.
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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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You should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.
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Treat yourself like you would someone you’re responsible for helping.
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Life is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance.
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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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Beauty shames the ugly. Strength shames the weak. Death shames the living – and the Ideal shames us all.
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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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