Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
G. I. GURDJIEFFA miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.
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The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is.
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It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.
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Common aim is stronger than blood.
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Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.
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A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.
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I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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All who have come to me must have enema each day.
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Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
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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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Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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The first reason for people’s slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.
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Better to die than live in sleep.
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Real 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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If you help others, you will be helped, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in one hundred years, but you will be helped. Nature must pay off the debt. It is a mathematical law and all life is mathematics.
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If you can serve a cup of tea right, you can do anything.
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The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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Only super-efforts count.
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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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Remember yourself always and everywhere.
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Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he ‘lives’ his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.
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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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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books.
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To know all, it is necessary to know very little; but to know that very little, one must first know pretty much.
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The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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