"The most difficult thing is to know what……" — P D Ouspensky

"The most difficult thing is to know what we do know, and what we do not know."

— P D Ouspensky

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47 Quotes by P D Ouspensky

P D Ouspensky has 47 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The number of laws is constantly growing in all countries and, owing to this, what is called crime is very…
You can understand other people only as much as you understand yourself and only on the level of your own…
To remember oneself means the same thing as to be aware of oneself - I am. It is not a…
Man has no permanent and unchangeable I. Every thought, every mood, every desire, every sensation says "I." And in each…
Ideas by themselves cannot produce change of being; your effort must go in the right direction, and one must correspond…
The greatest barrier to consciousness is the belief that one is already conscious.
When a man begins to know himself a little he will see in himself many things that are bound to…
Possibly the most interesting first impression of my life came from the world of dreams.
Our ancestors were very rich and eminent people, and they left us an enormous inheritance, which we have completely forgotten,…
I've found that the chief difficulty for most people was to realize that they had really heard new things: that…
Think about death. You do not know how much time remains to you. And remember that if you do not…
Seek the path, do not seek attainment, seek for the path within yourself. Do not expect to hear the truth…

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