The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution Quotes

“In reality people would sacrifice anything rather than their negative emotions.”
― P. D. Ouspensky, The Psychology of Man’s Possible Evolution

“As long as they think they can do something by themselves they will not be able to make any use of a school, even if they find it. Schools exist only for those who need them, and who know that they need them.”
― P.D. Ouspensky, The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution

“A man will not begin this work and will not consider it necessary until he becomes convinced that he possesses neither self-consciousness nor all that is connected with it, that is, unity or individuality, permanent "I," and will.”
― P. D. Ouspensky, The Psychology of Man’s Possible Evolution

“Even if a man has received certain material, he forgets to use it, forgets to observe himself; in other words, he falls asleep again and must always be awakened.”
― P. D. Ouspensky, The Psychology of Man’s Possible Evolution

“This finding or inventing of words for incomprehensible things has nothing to do with understanding. On the contrary, if we could get rid of half of our words perhaps we should have a better chance of a certain understanding.”
― P.D. Ouspensky, The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution

“We cannot know the truth but we can pretend that we know. And this is lying. Lying fills all our life. People pretend that they know all sorts of things: about God, about the future life, about the universe, about the origin of man, about evolution, about everything; but in reality they do not know anything, even about themselves. And every time they speak about something they do not know as though they knew it, they lie.”
― P.D. Ouspensky, The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution