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Quote by George Gurdjieff
A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess

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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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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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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Religion
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For whatever be the knowledge which we are able to obtain of God, either by perception or reflection, we must of necessity believe that He is by many degrees far better than what we perceive Him to be. – Origen

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International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge. – Rebecca West

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When knowledge is limited – it leads to folly… When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation. – Abu Bakr

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And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face. – Venerable Bede

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