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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.

G. I. Gurdjieff

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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Consciousness General Himself Known Man See State
As long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart.
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Apart Ideas Willing
Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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God Infinite Life Man Mercy Stupidity
What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much.
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Known Less Need
With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.
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Compensation Law Thorn World
In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him.
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Better Group Himself Organization Proper Simplicity Verify
It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the ‘I Am,’ our real presence, can awaken.
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Aware Body Ground Live Myself Presence Reality
Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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Animal Better Love Practice React Sensitive
A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.
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Break Law Miracle Ourselves Representation
Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.
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Break Change Habit Machine Progress Result Struggle
There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
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Cosmic Law Pay Satisfaction
Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Beginning Born Death End Time
By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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Learning Teaching Yourself
Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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Beginning Oneself Possible
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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Compassionate Death Love Realize True Yourself
You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.
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Awake Place Sleep System Yourself

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