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A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows.
— George Gurdjieff
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George Gurdjieff
philosopher, composer, writer, screenwriter, choreographer, teacher
🔗 Read on Wikipedia1866 – 1949
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was a philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, composer, and movements teacher. Born in the Russian Empire, he briefly became a citizen of the First Republic of Armenia after its formation in 1918, but fled the impending Red Army invasion of Armenia in 1920, which rendered him stateless. In the early 1920s, he applied for British citizenship, but his application was denied. He then settled in France, where he lived and taught for the rest of his life.
All Quotes by George Gurdjieff
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Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.
— George Gurdjieff
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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.
— George Gurdjieff
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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.
— George Gurdjieff
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If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
— George Gurdjieff