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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.

G. I. Gurdjieff

The first reason for people’s slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.
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Ignorance Ourselves People Reason Slave
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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Awake Order Persistent Possible Seek Struggle Time Work
One of the best means for arousing the wish to work on yourself is to realize that you may die at any moment. But first you must learn how to keep it in mind.
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Best Learning Mindset Realize Work Yourself
By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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Learning Teaching Yourself
Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Beginning Born Death End Time
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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Day Door Key Mask Open Quite Sincere Yourself
Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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Awake Beginning Man Realize Unknown
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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Difficult Give Up Himself Pleasure Sacrifice Suffering
Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
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Knowledge Seek Understand
Life is real only then, when “I am”.
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Life Myself Reality
Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.
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Future Life Reap Responsibility
Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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Beginning Oneself Possible
Better to die than live in sleep.
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Better Death Live Sleep
Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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Animal Practice Sensitive
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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Antidote Energy Laughter Negative Poison
That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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Bad Easy Inner Life

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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