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Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.

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
Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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Animal Practice Sensitive
Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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Consciousness Emotional Faith Fools Freedom Slave
Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
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Knowledge Seek Understand
If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
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Faith Friendship Lose Priest
That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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Bad Easy Inner Life
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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Cosmos Force Greatness Love Power Reality World
He who has gotten rid of the disease of “tomorrow” has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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Achievement Chance Himself Sick
Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Beginning Born Death End Time
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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Necessary Order Unknown Wisdom
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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Knowledge Necessary
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
Only super-efforts count.
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Count Efforts
If 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.
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People Stop Togetherness War Way
Sincerity 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.
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Day Door Key Mask Open Quite Sincere Yourself
Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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Awake Beginning Man Realize Unknown

Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.

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