what can be truly loved about a person is inseparable from their limitations.
JORDAN PETERSONYou don’t get to choose not to pay a price, you only get to choose which price you pay.
More Jordan Peterson Quotes
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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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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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Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t.
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It took untold generations to get you where you are. A little gratitude might be in order. If you’re going to insist on bending the world to your way, you better have your reasons.
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Treat yourself like you would someone you’re responsible for helping.
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If a child has not been taught to behave properly by the age of four, it will forever be difficult for him or her to make friends.
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When you have something to say, silence is a lie.
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There’s some real utility in gratitude. It’s also good protection against the dangers of victimhood and resentment.
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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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Dreams shed light on the dim places where reason itself has yet to voyage.
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If you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences – and infer the motivation.
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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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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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It’s a luxury to pursue what makes you happy; it’s a moral obligation to pursue what you find meaningful.
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Truth reduces the terrible complexity of a man to the simplicity of his word.
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