The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
G. I. GURDJIEFF
G. I. GURDJIEFF
G. I. Gurdjieff on attainment
“The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.”
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G. I. GurdjieffG. I. Gurdjieff Life is real only then, when “I am”.
G. I. GurdjieffG. I. Gurdjieff It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.
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