Ancient art has a specific inner content. At one time, art possessed the same purpose that books do in our day, namely: to preserve and transmit knowledge. In olden days, people did not write books, they incorporated their knowledge into works of art. We would find a great many ideas in the works of ancient art passed down to us, if only we knew how to read them.
G. I. GurdjieffThose who have not sown anything during their responsible life will have nothing to reap in the future.
G. I. GurdjieffIn properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him.
G. I. GurdjieffWith thorns in the inner world there will always be roses in the outer world, in law-able compensation.
G. I. Gurdjieff