There is a cosmic law which ...

There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
There is a cosmic law which says that every satisfaction must be paid for with a dissatisfaction.
 G. I. Gurdjieff

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The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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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.
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