The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
G. I. GURDJIEFFWith thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.
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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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Blessed is he who has a soul, blessed is he who has none, but woe and grief to him who has it in embryo.
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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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The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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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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The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.
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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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The first reason for people’s slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.
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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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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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What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much.
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Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.
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If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
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He who has gotten rid of the disease of “tomorrow” has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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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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