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Life is real only then, when “I am”.

G. I. Gurdjieff

With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.
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Compensation Law Thorn World
It is very difficult also to sacrifice one’s suffering. A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.
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Difficult Give Up Himself Pleasure Sacrifice Suffering
Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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God Infinite Life Man Mercy Stupidity
Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
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Attainment Beginning Sacrifice Suffering Time
Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Beginning Born Death End Time
In order to understand the interrelation of truth and falsehood in life, a man must understand falsehood in himself, the constant incessant lies he tells himself.
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Fake Himself Lying Man Order Truth Understand
Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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Beginning Oneself Possible
In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him.
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Better Group Himself Organization Proper Simplicity Verify
The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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Freedom Law Man Mechanic Possible
As long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart.
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Apart Ideas Willing
Patience is the mother of will.
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Mom One Liner Patience Willing
Only super-efforts count.
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Count Efforts
From looking at your neighbor and realizing his true significance, and that he will die, pity and compassion will arise in you for him and finally you will love him.
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Compassionate Death Love Realize True Yourself
One of the best means for arousing the wish to work on yourself is to realize that you may die at any moment. But first you must learn how to keep it in mind.
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Best Learning Mindset Realize Work Yourself
To know all, it is necessary to know very little; but to know that very little, one must first know pretty much.
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Knowledge Necessary
You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.
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Awake Place Sleep System Yourself

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