Believe nothing, not even yourself.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIn 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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What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much.
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There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
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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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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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Only super-efforts count.
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Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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To know means to know all. Not to know all means not to know. In order to know all, it is only necessary to know a little. But, in order to know this little, it is first necessary to know pretty much.
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Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
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I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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The first reason for people’s slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.
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Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.
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It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the ‘I Am,’ our real presence, can awaken.
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Better to die than live in sleep.
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Hope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
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