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.
JORDAN PETERSONAssume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t.
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It is not virtuous to be victimized by a bully, even if that bully is oneself.
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You can only find out what you actually believe (rather than what you think you believe) by watching how you act.
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Territory matters, and there is little difference between territorial rights and social status. It is often a matter of life and death.
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You should never sacrifice what you could be for what you are.
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Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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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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If you are not willing to be a fool, you can’t become a master.
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Untruth corrupts the soul and the state alike, and one form of corruption feeds the other.
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When you have something to say, silence is a lie.
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If you fulfill your obligations every day you don’t need to worry about the future.
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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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People who know what to expect from one another can act together to tame the world.
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Much of happiness is hope, no matter how deep the underworld in which that hope was conceived.
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Aristotle defined virtues simply as the ways of behaving that are most conducive to happiness in life.
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When the aristocracy catches a cold, as it is said, the working class dies of pneumonia.
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