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 PETERSONIt’s a luxury to pursue what makes you happy; it’s a moral obligation to pursue what you find meaningful.
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There are so many ways that things can fall apart, or fail to work altogether, and it is always wounded people who are holding it together.
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If you are not willing to be a fool, you can’t become a master.
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The better ambitions have to do with the development of character and ability, rather than status and power. The status you can lose. You carry character with you wherever you go, and it allows you to prevail against adversity.
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Treat yourself like you would someone you’re responsible for helping.
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Worthlessness is the default condition.
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You should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.
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You cannot be protected from the things that frighten you and hurt you, but if you identify with the part of your being that is responsible for transformation, then you are always the equal, or more than the equal of the things that frighten you.
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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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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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It is not virtuous to be victimized by a bully, even if that bully is oneself.
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Consciousness is a mystery that faces the mystery of potential and transforms it into actuality. We do that with every choice we make. Our choices determine the destiny of the world. By making a choice, you alter the structure of reality.
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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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If you don’t say what you think then you kill your unborn self.
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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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Much of happiness is hope.
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