Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
by Ryan Holiday
15 popular highlights from this book
Key Insights & Memorable Quotes
Below are the most popular and impactful highlights and quotes from Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World:
“Freedom is essential…but the most essential freedom is the freedom from fear. Our job is to fight to make sure the vulnerable are protected and can live without fear. Because they are us and we are them.”
“Mentor. Patron. Sponsor. Ally. Teacher. Master. Guru. Inspiration. There are so many names for it…because it’s a role defined by so many different roles. But what matters is that we are the candle that lights another, which lights another, which lights another. Because through this whole worlds are illuminated, delivered from darkness.”
“Let’s do what we can. Let’s be a small light in a dark world.”
“Our job is to try to save the world, and failing that, we can at least try to not be part of the problem.”
“Each time we keep our word, we make a deposit,”
“We will regret many things in this life. But we’ll never regret being the kind of person who keeps their word.”
“Taking the time to share the knowledge that you've gained is also a form of giving.”
“Earlier in this Stoic Virtues series, we defined courage as putting our ass on the line, and self-discipline as getting your ass in line.”
“But this is what the ancients would have told us, that nothing good results from trying to chase down gratitude or recognition for what you’ve done. “When you’ve done well and another has benefited by it, why like a fool do you look for a third thing on top—credit for the good deed or a favor in return?” Marcus Aurelius would ask himself.”
“Whistleblowing is an aggressive form of truth-telling, speaking up with a twist of personal or professional risk. It becomes necessary when one has discovered a lie or a fraud, when one has witnessed or been the victim of some foul deed that the world does not know about. You’d think that this kind of courage would be appreciated, but it isn’t. While we sometimes come to respect and admire whistleblowers long after the fact, more often than not they are doubted, pressured, criticized, and attacked.”
“for all the lip service we pay to the truth, in fact, honesty is often a radical, even dangerous act. It may well be one of the rarest things in the world.”
“Epictetus, the slave whose philosophy so influenced Marcus, dismissed competition to achieve the highest rank or the biggest fortune or the most beautiful skin. These are superficial, meaningless metrics.”
“Courage, bravery, endurance, fortitude, honor, sacrifice… Temperance, self-control, moderation, composure, balance… Justice, fairness, service, fellowship, goodness, kindness… Wisdom, knowledge, education, truth, self-reflection, peace…”
“A man’s reach should exceed his grasp…”
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