Every grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits at all.
G. I. GURDJIEFFConsciousness 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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There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
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Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
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Common aim is stronger than blood.
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Hope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
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Sincerity is the key which will open the door through which you will see your separate parts, and you will see something quite new. You must go on trying to be sincere. Each day you put on a mask, and you must take it off little by little.
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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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Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
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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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What is possible for individual man is impossible for the masses.
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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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Believe nothing, not even yourself.
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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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You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.
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The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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Life is real only then, when “I am”.
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