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P.D. Ouspensky was a Russian philosopher, psychologist, and writer, known for his studies in mysticism and self-development. His works have had a profound impact on modern psychology and philosophy.

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Famous P.D. Ouspensky Quotes

“Two things can get people to make efforts: if people want to get something, or if they want to get rid of something. Only, in ordinary conditions, without knowledge, people do not know what they can get rid of or what they can gain.”

People Ifs Knows Want Two Effort Conditions Ordinary Gains Two Things

Author:P.D. Ouspensky

“I mean that you always know what results will come from one or another of your actions; but in a strange way you want to do one thing and get the result that could only come from another”

Knows Way Want Mean Action Results One Thing Strange

Book:Strange Life of Ivan Osokin

Source: Strange Life of Ivan Osokin

“Desire is when you do what you want, will is when you can do what you do not want.”

Want Desire Can Do What You Want

Author:P.D. Ouspensky

“If you want to remember yourself, the best thing is not to think about yourself. As long as you think about yourself, you will not remember yourself.”

Ifs Thinking Want Long Remember Best Things About Yourself

Author:P.D. Ouspensky

“Besides, all evil is relative. Something that is evil at one level of evolution can be good at an earlier stage because it provides the essential stimulus for development. But you want to judge everything by your own standards. You have reached a comparatively high level and so you see what you fight against as evil. Just think of the others, those who are at an earlier stage of development. Do not bar them from the path toward progress and evolution.”

Thinking Want Fighting Evil Levels Path Progress Stage Judging Development Evolution Essentials Standards Be Good Bars Relative Stimulus High Level Stages Of Development

Book:Talks With a Devil

Source: Talks With a Devil

About the Author

Born: March 17, 1878
Died: October 2, 1947
Known for: Author
Quotes: 64

Books & Sources

Strange Life of Ivan OsokinRelated source material

Tertium Organum: A Key to the Enigmas of the WorldRelated source material

The Fourth Way: An Arrangement by Subject of Verbatim Extracts from the Records of Ouspensky's Meetings in London and New York, 1921-46Related source material

The Psychology of Man's Possible EvolutionRelated source material

A New Model of the UniverseRelated source material

The Symbolism of the Tarot: Philosophy of Occultism in Pictures and NumbersRelated source material

Talks With a DevilRelated source material

Tertium OrganumRelated source material

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