Begin with the possible; begin with one step.
G. I. GURDJIEFFBegin with the possible; begin with one step.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIf you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThere is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIt is the same with everything else, with food, with pleasures, with sleep; with everything there is a limit to what is necessary. After this “sin” begins. This is something that must be grasped, a “sin” is something which is not necessary.
G. I. GURDJIEFFYou can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place.
G. I. GURDJIEFFCommon aim is stronger than blood.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThose who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.
G. I. GURDJIEFFThat which is easy is bad for your inner life.
G. I. GURDJIEFFAs long as our ideas are the same, we will never be apart.
G. I. GURDJIEFFLove of consciousness evokes the same in response Love of feeling evokes the opposite Love of body depends only on type and polarity.
G. I. GURDJIEFFFrom looking at your neighbor and realizing his true significance, and that he will die, pity and compassion will arise in you for him and finally you will love him.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIf you can serve a cup of tea right, you can do anything.
G. I. GURDJIEFFEvery grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits at all.
G. I. GURDJIEFFWithout 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.
G. I. GURDJIEFFPractice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
G. I. GURDJIEFFTo 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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