Man has no permanent and unchangeable I. Every thought, every mood, every desire, every sensation says "I." And in each case it… — P.D. Ouspensky Aversion Copy Share Image
“Our thought has acquired many bad habits, and one of them is thinking without purpose. Our thinking has become automatic; we are… — P.D. Ouspensky Bad habit Copy Share Image
Besides, all evil is relative. Something that is evil at one level of evolution can be good at an earlier stage because… — P.D. Ouspensky Bars Copy Share Image
I have become so accustomed to think "scientifically" that I am afraid even to imagine that there may be something else beyond… — P.D. Ouspensky Companion Copy Share Image
You can understand other people only as much as you understand yourself and only on the level of your own being. This… — P.D. Ouspensky Aim Copy Share Image
What is the best way to look for one´s chief feature?" someone asked. Simply see yourself. I do not know how to… — P.D. Ouspensky Best way Copy Share Image
“they are generally based on some kind of weakness, because at the basis of negative emotions there generally lies a kind of… — P.D. Ouspensky Anger Copy Share Image
Philosophy is based on speculation, on logic, on thought, on the synthesis of what we know and on the analysis of what… — P.D. Ouspensky Analysis Copy Share Image
A symbol may serve to transfer our intuitions and to suggest new ones only so long as its meaning is not defined. — P.D. Ouspensky Defined Copy Share Image
One cannot keep all the old views and opinions and acquire new ones. — P.D. Ouspensky Inspirational Copy Share Image
“We always think our negative emotions are produced by the fault of other people or by the fault of circumstances. We always… — P.D. Ouspensky Negative emotions Copy Share Image
Seek the path, do not seek attainment, seek for the path within yourself. Do not expect to hear the truth from others,… — P.D. Ouspensky Attainment Copy Share Image
If you want to remember yourself, the best thing is not to think about yourself. As long as you think about yourself,… — P.D. Ouspensky About yourself Copy Share Image
Can one alter one´s chief feature?" asked someone else. First it is necessary to know it. If you know it, much will… — P.D. Ouspensky Chiefs Copy Share Image
Our ancestors were very rich and eminent people, and they left us an enormous inheritance, which we have completely forgotten, especially since… — P.D. Ouspensky Ancestor Copy Share Image
We often think we express negative emotions, not because we cannot help it, but because we should express them. — P.D. Ouspensky Emotion Copy Share Image
Many things are mechanical and should remain mechanical. But mechanical thoughts, mechanical feelings—that is what has to be studied and can and… — P.D. Ouspensky Changed Copy Share Image
Two things can get people to make efforts: if people want to get something, or if they want to get rid of… — P.D. Ouspensky Conditions Copy Share Image
Possibly the most interesting first impression of my life came from the world of dreams. — P.D. Ouspensky Dream Copy Share Image
There is no tyranny more ferocious than the tyranny of morality. Everything is sacrificed to it. — P.D. Ouspensky Character Copy Share Image
In existing criminology there are concepts: a criminal man, a criminal profession, a criminal society, a criminal sect, and a criminal tribe;… — P.D. Ouspensky Crime Copy Share Image
I've found that the chief difficulty for most people was to realize that they had really heard new things: that is things… — P.D. Ouspensky Believe Copy Share Image
A religion contradicting science and a science contradicting religion are equally false. — P.D. Ouspensky Contradicting Copy Share Image
