Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he ‘lives’ his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIf 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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A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.
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The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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Only super-efforts count.
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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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He who has gotten rid of the disease of “tomorrow” has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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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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By teaching others you will learn yourself.
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Common aim is stronger than blood.
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Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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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.
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All who have come to me must have enema each day.
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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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As long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart.
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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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In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him.
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