Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
G. I. GURDJIEFFReal love is a cosmic force which goes through us. If we crystallize it, it becomes the greatest power in the world.
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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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Believe nothing, not even yourself.
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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.
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What you need to know is very little, but to know that little takes very very much.
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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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With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.
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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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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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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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The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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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.
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Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.
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