Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
G. I. GURDJIEFFBelieve nothing, not even yourself.
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One of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment – only you must first realize this.
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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the ‘I Am,’ our real presence, can awaken.
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Better to die than live in sleep.
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Love without knowledge is demonic.
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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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Patience is the mother of will.
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If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
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Believe nothing, not even yourself.
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If you help others, you will be helped, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in one hundred years, but you will be helped. Nature must pay off the debt. It is a mathematical law and all life is mathematics.
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Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.
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It is the same with everything else, with food, with pleasures, with sleep; with everything there is a limit to what is necessary. After this “sin” begins. This is something that must be grasped, a “sin” is something which is not necessary.
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