black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.

G. I. Gurdjieff

Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Beginning Oneself Possible
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.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Consciousness General Himself Known Man See State
With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Compensation Law Thorn World
Patience is the mother of will.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Mom One Liner Patience Willing
Never think of results, just do!
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Result Thinking Work
All who have come to me must have enema each day.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Each Day Myself
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

Death Moments Motivational Realize Strong Work Yourself
Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Break Change Habit Machine Progress Result Struggle
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.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Necessary Order Unknown Wisdom
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.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Debt Help Life Mathematics Nature
Remember you come here having already understood the necessity of struggling with yourself — only with yourself. Therefore thank everyone who gives you the opportunity.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Necessary Opportunity Remember Struggle Yourself
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.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Best Learning Mindset Realize Work Yourself
A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Break Law Miracle Ourselves Representation
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.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Compassionate Death Love Realize True Yourself
Only super-efforts count.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Count Efforts
If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.
G. I. GURDJIEFF

Arrival Devil Meditation Yourself

There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More G. I. Gurdjieff Quotes