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Without 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. Gurdjieff

Life is real only then, when “I am”.
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Life Myself Reality
What is possible for individual man is impossible for the masses.
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Crowd Impossible Man Possible
Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
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Animal Practice Sensitive
Hope of consciousness is strength. Hope of feelings is slavery. Hope of body is disease.
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Body Consciousness Disease Feeling Hope Slave Strength
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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People Stop Togetherness War Way
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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Death Moments Motivational Realize Strong Work Yourself
Remember yourself always and everywhere.
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Remember Yourself
Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote.
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Antidote Energy Laughter Negative Poison
Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.
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Awake Beginning Man Realize Unknown
Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.
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God Infinite Life Man Mercy Stupidity
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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Day Door Key Mask Open Quite Sincere Yourself
A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.
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Break Law Miracle Ourselves Representation
The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.
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Advance Capability Oneself Possible Relation Sexuality Type
The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.
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Evolution God Greatness Story
Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively.
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Animal Better Love Practice React Sensitive
Would a CONSCIOUS human being destroy himself through war, and crime, and quarrels? No, a man simply knows not what he does to himself.
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Conscious Crime Himself Human Simplicity War

Without 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.

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