When existence reveals itself as existentially intolerable, thinking collapses in on itself. In such situations – in the depths—it’s noticing, not thinking, that does the trick.
JORDAN PETERSONExperience is the best teacher, and the worst experiences teach the best lessons.
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Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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Nietzsche said that a man’s worth was determined by how much truth he could tolerate.
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A hurricane is an act of God. But failure to prepare, when the necessity for preparation is well known – that’s sin.
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Don’t ever underestimate the destructive power of sins of omission.
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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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what can be truly loved about a person is inseparable from their limitations.
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You remember the past not so that it is “accurately recorded,” to say it again, but so that you are prepared for the future.
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Untruth corrupts the soul and the state alike, and one form of corruption feeds the other.
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Who cares if you are the prime minister of Canada when someone else is the president of the United States?
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Perhaps you are overvaluing what you don’t have and undervaluing what you do.
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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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You don’t get to choose not to pay a price, you only get to choose which price you pay.
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It is my firm belief that the best way to fix the world – a handyman’s dream, if ever there was one – is to fix yourself.
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I don’t think that you have any insight whatsoever into your capacity for good until you have some well-developed insight into your capacity for evil.
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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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