Love without knowledge is demonic.
G. I. GURDJIEFFPractice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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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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There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
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Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
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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.
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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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A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.
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Remember yourself always and everywhere.
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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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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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Remember you come here having already understood the necessity of struggling with yourself — only with yourself. Therefore thank everyone who gives you the opportunity.
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If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
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Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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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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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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