The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
G. I. GURDJIEFFMan must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
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Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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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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It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the ‘I Am,’ our real presence, can awaken.
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Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.
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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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Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
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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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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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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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Only super-efforts count.
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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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I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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