107 Quotes by G.I. Gurdjieff

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.

The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.

Wish' is the most powerful thing in the world. Higher than God.

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.

The one great art is that of making a complete human being of oneself.

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.

Live a life of friction. Let yourself be disturbed as much as possible, but observe.

Common aim is stronger than blood.

With thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.