Quotations by George Gurdjieff

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Born: Saturday, January 13, 1872
Died: Saturday, October 29, 1949 (77 years old)
Profession: Philosopher
Nationality: Armenian

A "sin" is something which is not necessary.
- George Gurdjieff

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
(Keywords: Knowledge, Beginning, Help, Man)

A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.
- George Gurdjieff
(Keywords: Man)

Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote.
- George Gurdjieff
(Keywords: Negative, Energy, Laughter, Poison)

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.
- George Gurdjieff
(Keywords: Religion, Fantasy, Man, Philosophy)

Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.
- George Gurdjieff
(Keywords: Change, Progress, Habit, Machine, Result, Struggle)