In order to understand the interrelation of truth and falsehood in life, a man must understand falsehood in himself, the constant incessant lies he tells himself.
G. I. GURDJIEFFNever think of results, just do!
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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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Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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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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Love without knowledge is demonic.
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Every grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits at all.
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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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If you can serve a cup of tea right, you can do anything.
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Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.
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With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.
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Believe nothing, not even yourself.
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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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The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and ‘consciousness’ cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and ‘will’ cannot evolve involuntarily.
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Better to die than live in sleep.
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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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The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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