"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
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"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.“
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"If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest."
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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
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