Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
G. I. GURDJIEFFTwo things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
G. I. GURDJIEFFHope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
G. I. GURDJIEFFBy teaching others you will learn yourself.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIf a sufficient number of people who wanted to stop war really did gather together, they would first of all begin by making war upon those who disagreed with them. And it is still more certain that they would make war on people who also want to stop wars but in another way.
G. I. GURDJIEFFSincerity 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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIn 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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThe only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.
G. I. GURDJIEFFNothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
G. I. GURDJIEFFBetter to die than live in sleep.
G. I. GURDJIEFFA miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIf you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFLaughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote.
G. I. GURDJIEFFLove without knowledge is demonic.
G. I. GURDJIEFFReal love is a cosmic force which goes through us. If we crystallize it, it becomes the greatest power in the world.
G. I. GURDJIEFFWish’ is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.
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