Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek.
G. I. GURDJIEFFIn 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.
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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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Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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All who have come to me must have enema each day.
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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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Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.
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From 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.
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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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He who has gotten rid of the disease of “tomorrow” has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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Blessed is he who has a soul, blessed is he who has none, but woe and grief to him who has it in embryo.
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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.
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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 man has the possibilities of getting free gradually from the mechanical laws.
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It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.
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That which is easy is bad for your inner life.
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Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.
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