One of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment - only you must first realize this.
G. I. GurdjieffThe first fundamental law of the universe is the law of three forces, of three principles, or , as it is often called, the law of three. According to this law every action, every phenomenon in all worlds without exception, is the result of a simultaneous action of three forces- the positive, the negative, and the neutralizing.
G. I. GurdjieffIt is very difficult also to sacrifice one's suffering. A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.
G. I. Gurdjieff