Nietzsche said that a man’s worth was determined by how much truth he could tolerate.
JORDAN PETERSONAssume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t.
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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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To act is literally to manifest preference about one set of possibilities, contrasted with an infinite set of alternatives. If we wish to live, we must act. Acting, we value.
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Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street.
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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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You’re going to pay a price for every bloody thing you do and everything you don’t do. You don’t get to choose to not pay a price. You get to choose which poison you’re going to take. That’s it.
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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. You simply don’t know what you believe, before that. You are too complex to understand yourself.
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Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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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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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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Always place your becoming above your current being.
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And if you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of.
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When you have something to say, silence is a lie.
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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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Consult your resentment. It’s a revelatory emotion, for all its pathology.
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Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t.
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