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. G. I. Gurdjieff More Quotes by G. I. Gurdjieff More Quotes From G. I. Gurdjieff Love without knowledge is demonic. G. I. Gurdjieff demonic Patience is the mother of will. G. I. Gurdjieff motherpatience Practice love on animals first; they react better and more sensitively. G. I. Gurdjieff practiceanimalfirsts Time began when you were born. It will end when you die. G. I. Gurdjieff borndiesends Knowledge can be acquired by a suitable and complete study, no matter what the starting point is. Only one must know how to "learn." What is nearest to us is man; and you are the nearest of all men to yourself. Begin with the study of yourself; remember the saying "Know thyself." G. I. Gurdjieff studymattermen Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote. G. I. Gurdjieff laughterjoyhappiness Humanity is moving in a circle. The progress in mechanical things of the past hundred years has proceeded at the cost of losing many other things which perhaps were much more important for it. G. I. Gurdjieff pastyearsmoving Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West-and then seek. G. I. Gurdjieff eastunderstandingwest The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do. G. I. Gurdjieff highestablemen Would a CONSCIOUS human being destroy himself through war, and crime, and quarrels? No, a man simply knows not what he does to himself. G. I. Gurdjieff godmenwar The first thing, the very very first thing, "Find out what your greatest characteristic is, your greatest undoing, your central characteristic of unconsciousness." Each one's is different. Somebody is sex-obsessed. In a country like India, where for centuries sex has been repressed, that has become almost a universal characteristic; everybody is obsessed with sex. Somebody is obsessed with anger, and somebody else is obsessed with greed. You have to watch which is your basic obsession. G. I. Gurdjieff greedcountrysex Common aim is stronger than blood. G. I. Gurdjieff strongercommonblood We must strive for freedom if we strive for self-knowledge. The task of self-knowledge and of further self-development is of such importance and seriousness, it demands such intensity of effort, that to attempt it any old way and amongst other things is impossible. The person who undertakes this task must put it first in his life, which is not so long that he can afford to squander it on trifles. G. I. Gurdjieff effortselflong Love of consciousness evokes the same in response G. I. Gurdjieff oppositesfeelingslife There do exist enquiring minds, which long for the truth of the heart, seek it, strive to solve the problems set by life, try to penetrate to the essence of things and phenomena and to penetrate into themselves. If a man reasons and thinks soundly, no matter which path he follows in solving these problems, he must inevitably arrive back at himself, and begin with the solution of the problem of what he is himself and what his place is in the world around him. G. I. Gurdjieff heartmenthinking 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. G. I. Gurdjieff numberswarpeople With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation. G. I. Gurdjieff lawroseworld 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. Gurdjieff menphilosophythinking Meat is necessary when there is hard physical work to be done, or in a very cold climate, or when edible plants cannot be found...Animal flesh provides all the substances we need, both for the intensive working of our organism and for maintaining a normal temperature in cold climates. G. I. Gurdjieff normalmeatanimal Begin with the possible; begin with one step. G. I. Gurdjieff steps
