Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
G. I. GURDJIEFFBy teaching others you will learn yourself.
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If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
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I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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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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Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
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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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Hope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
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Every grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits at all.
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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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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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Sincerity is the key which will open the door through which you will see your separate parts, and you will see something quite new. You must go on trying to be sincere. Each day you put on a mask, and you must take it off little by little.
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The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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Believe nothing, not even yourself.
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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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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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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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