To know means to know all. Not to know all means not to know. In order to know all, it is only necessary to know a little. But, in order to know this little, it is first necessary to know pretty much.
G. I. GURDJIEFFRemember you come here having already understood the necessity of struggling with yourself — only with yourself. Therefore thank everyone who gives you the opportunity.
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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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Patience is the mother of will.
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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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Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
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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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Every grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits at all.
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Better to die than live in sleep.
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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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Never think of results, just do!
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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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Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
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Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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