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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.

G. I. Gurdjieff

By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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Learning Teaching Yourself
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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Better Group Himself Organization Proper Simplicity Verify
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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Fake Himself Lying Man Order Truth Understand
Only super-efforts count.
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Count Efforts
Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.
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Future Life Reap Responsibility
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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Consciousness General Himself Known Man See State
From looking at your neighbor and realizing his true significance, and that he will die, pity and compassion will arise in you for him and finally you will love him.
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Compassionate Death Love Realize True Yourself
Wish’ is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.
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God High Powerful World
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
Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote.
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Antidote Energy Laughter Negative Poison
Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Beginning Born Death End Time
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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Necessary Order Unknown Wisdom
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
Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
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Himself Hope Man
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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Consciousness Degree Density Vibration
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

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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