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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.

G. I. Gurdjieff

Patience is the mother of will.
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Mom One Liner Patience Willing
Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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God Infinite Life Man Mercy Stupidity
Only super-efforts count.
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Count Efforts
If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
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Faith Friendship Lose Priest
He who has gotten rid of the disease of “tomorrow” has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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Achievement Chance Himself Sick
What is possible for individual man is impossible for the masses.
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Crowd Impossible Man Possible
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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Difficult Give Up Himself Pleasure Sacrifice Suffering
The first reason for people’s slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.
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Ignorance Ourselves People Reason Slave
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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Consist Growth Habit Man
If a sufficient number of people who wanted to stop war really did gather together, they would first of all begin by making war upon those who disagreed with them. And it is still more certain that they would make war on people who also want to stop wars but in another way.
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People Stop Togetherness War Way
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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Body Consciousness Love Response Type
Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
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Attainment Beginning Sacrifice Suffering Time
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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Knowledge Necessary
Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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Animal Better Love Practice React Sensitive
I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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Believe Verify Yourself
That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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Bad Easy Inner Life

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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