Quote by George Gurdjieff

It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.

It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one a

Summary

This quote suggests that assuming humans remain constant or unchanging is a significant error. It highlights that individuals are constantly evolving and shifting. Even within short periods of time, like half an hour, people go through various changes. The quote emphasizes the dynamic nature of human beings and warns against making assumptions based on a fixed understanding of individuals, as they are inherently in a state of continuous transformation.

Topics

By George Gurdjieff

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Isn't it amazing the way the future succeeds in creating an

Isn't it amazing the way the future succeeds in creating an appropriate past?

I see a lot of connections between folk and punk music just

I see a lot of connections between folk and punk music just because they're both subcorporate music - I mean, traditionally.

Maybe knowledge is as fundamental, or even more fundamental

Maybe knowledge is as fundamental, or even more fundamental than [material] reality.

Anton Zeilinger

Reality Science Knowledge Physics

When I turned 30, due to my father's heart history and my fa

When I turned 30, due to my father's heart history and my family genetics, I vowed to start seeing a cardiologist every year and just really be proactive and take my own heart health into my own hands.

Two weeks ago at the U.S. Amateur, my mom caddied, and that

Two weeks ago at the U.S. Amateur, my mom caddied, and that is kind of a different feeling, because she's your mom and you have to listen to her. It was really comfortable having my mom there, but it's also really relieving and comfortable to have someone that knows the course off their hat, really.

Do you remember how slowly the days passed when you were a c

Do you remember how slowly the days passed when you were a child? An 80-mile car trip seemed endless. It took forever for summer to come. When it finally did, by late-July, summer seemed interminable.Basic arithmetic reveals that for a two-year old, the next year will represent 33% of her life thus far, whereas for a 19-year old, the next year represents 5%, and for a 39 year-old, only 2.5%...More than anything else, the young child's perceptions influence how she experiences life. She has few markers that delineate the passage of time. On the first of each month, she pays no rent or mortgage. She has no job, and does not commute. She is likely to be regularly clothed, bathed, and cared for. The child arises each day with no agenda, no to do list. She experiences hunger, irritation, and sleepiness. She has some favorite activities -- her major activity is play. Each day brings new wonders... Meanwhile, she has no report to finish, no checkbook to balance, no across-town meetings. She does not even wear a watch.Your life is a bit more complicated, and is related increasingly to how society has become more complex. Independent of who you are or what you do for a living, chances are that you're busy, perhaps extremely busy, and are a part of our active, generally hard-working population.If you continually feel pressured, don't take it personally. You are experiencing the same dilemma as millions of other people, and you are part of the most time-pressed society of over-information and communication in historyhttp://www.breathingspace.com/

Jeff Davidson, edited passage fr

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

People are so bad at driving cars that computers don't have

People are so bad at driving cars that computers don't have to be that good to be much better. Any time you stand in line at the D.M.V. and look around, you're like, Oh, my God, I wish all these people were replaced by computer drivers.

Marc Andreessen

It is in your hands to make life miserable or happy. No reli

It is in your hands to make life miserable or happy. No religion, spiritual leaders or knowledge will ever make you fully satisfied.

Life Religion Spirituality Satisfaction

Suicide is not abominable because God prohibits it; God proh

Suicide is not abominable because God prohibits it; God prohibits it because it is abominable.

You should study the Peerage, Gerald. It is the one book a y

You should study the Peerage, Gerald. It is the one book a young man about town should know thoroughly, and it is the best thing in fiction the English have ever done.