Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThe evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and ‘consciousness’ cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and ‘will’ cannot evolve involuntarily.
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Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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Love of consciousness evokes the same in response Love of feeling evokes the opposite Love of body depends only on type and polarity.
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Consciousness is a state in which a man knows all at once everything that he in general knows and in which he can see how little he does know and how many contradictions there are in what he knows.
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Common aim is stronger than blood.
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He who has gotten rid of the disease of “tomorrow” has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.
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My way is to develop the hidden potentialities of man; a way that is against Nature and against God.
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Wish’ is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.
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The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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Would a CONSCIOUS human being destroy himself through war, and crime, and quarrels? No, a man simply knows not what he does to himself.
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If you can serve a cup of tea right, you can do anything.
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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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Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.
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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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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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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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Real love is a cosmic force which goes through us. If we crystallize it, it becomes the greatest power in the world.
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Better to die than live in sleep.
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As long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart.
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Never think of results, just do!
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The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and ‘consciousness’ cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and ‘will’ cannot evolve involuntarily.
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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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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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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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The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.
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