To know all, it is necessary to know very little; but to know that very little, one must first know pretty much.
G. I. GURDJIEFFTwo things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
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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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With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.
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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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Life is real only then, when “I am”.
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Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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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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Wish’ is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.
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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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There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
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Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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Common aim is stronger than blood.
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The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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Better to die than live in sleep.
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