Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
G. I. GURDJIEFF
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Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
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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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Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.
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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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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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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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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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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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Consciousness is a state in which a man knows all at once everything that he in general knows and in which he can see how little he does know and how many contradictions there are in what he knows.
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What is possible for individual man is impossible for the masses.
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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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What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much.
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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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You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.
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