Quote by George Gurdjieff
Religion is doing a man does not merely think his religion or feel

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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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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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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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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The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him. – Thomas Hardy

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Ive found a more personal, pagan kind of religion to satisfy the spiritual side of things. – Julian Clary

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What I miss today more than anything else – I dont go to church as much anymore – but that old-time religion, that old singing, that old praying which I love so much. That is the great strength of my being, of my writing. – Ernest Gaines

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I think theres a difference between God and religion. – Sinead OConnor

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If you never change your mind, why have one? – Edward de Bono

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One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim. – Henry Adams

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From this experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues such as the health system while in opposition. – Angela Merkel

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[H]istory gives answers only to those who know how to ask questions. – Hajo Holborn, History and the Humanities

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