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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.

G. I. Gurdjieff

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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
My way is to develop the hidden potentialities of man; a way that is against Nature and against God.
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Development God Hide Nature Potential Way
With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.
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Compensation Law Thorn World
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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Conscious Crime Himself Human Simplicity War
Life is real only then, when “I am”.
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Life Myself Reality
Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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Awake Beginning Man Realize Unknown
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
Wish’ is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.
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God High Powerful World
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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Different Man Possible Quite Realize
There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
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Cosmic Law Pay Satisfaction
Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Beginning Born Death End Time
Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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Beginning Oneself Possible
Common aim is stronger than blood.
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Blood Common Goal Strong
The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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Freedom Law Man Mechanic Possible
Better to die than live in sleep.
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Better Death Live Sleep

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