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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.

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.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Knowledge Necessary
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
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
Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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Animal Practice Sensitive
Awakening is possible only for those who seek it and want it, for those who are ready to struggle with themselves and work on themselves for a very long time and very persistently in order to attain it.
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Awake Order Persistent Possible Seek Struggle Time Work
If you can serve a cup of tea right, you can do anything.
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Right Serve Tea Yourself
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
Patience is the mother of will.
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Mom One Liner Patience Willing
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
If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
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Faith Friendship Lose Priest
Never think of results, just do!
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Result Thinking Work
The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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Attainment Capability Man
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
By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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Learning Teaching Yourself
That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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Bad Easy Inner Life
Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
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Knowledge Seek Understand

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