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Quote by George Gurdjieff
Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alte

Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books. – 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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Change
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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. – George Gurdjieff

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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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We must learn which ceremonies may be breached occasionally at our convenience and which ones may never be if we are to live pleasantly with our fellow man. – Amy Vanderbilt

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Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods. – G. K. Chesterton

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Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner deny us bread than dare alter the observance of tradition. – F. Gonzalez-Crussi

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It is superstitious to put ones hopes in formalities, but arrogant to refuse to submit to them. – Blaise Pascal

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