The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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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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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Those who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.
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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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Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.
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Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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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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Better to die than live in sleep.
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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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Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
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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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Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.
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If you help others, you will be helped, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in one hundred years, but you will be helped. Nature must pay off the debt. It is a mathematical law and all life is mathematics.
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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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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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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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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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Hope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
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The man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.
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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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The first reason for people’s slavery is our ignorance, and above all, our ignorance of ourselves.
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Patience is the mother of will.
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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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Believe nothing, not even yourself.
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