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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Personality in man is what is not his own . . . what come from outside, what he has learned, or reflects, all traces of exterior impressions left in the memory.George Gurdjieff
A considerable percentage of the people we meet on the street are people who are empty inside, that is, they are actually already dead. It is fortunate for us that we do not see and do not know it. If we knew what a number of people are actually dead and what a number of these dead people govern our lives, we should go mad with horror.
George Gurdjieff
A "sin" is something which is not necessary.
George Gurdjieff
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 thosewho 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.
George Gurdjieff
Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.
George Gurdjieff
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