Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThe first reason for people’s slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.
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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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The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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One of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment – only you must first realize this.
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The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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Blessed is he who has a soul, blessed is he who has none, but woe and grief to him who has it in embryo.
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Love without knowledge is demonic.
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Patience is the mother of will.
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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.
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It is the same with everything else, with food, with pleasures, with sleep; with everything there is a limit to what is necessary. After this “sin” begins. This is something that must be grasped, a “sin” is something which is not necessary.
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Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
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Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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Never think of results, just do!
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What is possible for individual man is impossible for the masses.
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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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