Gurdjieff/ideas

Famous quotes containing the words gurdjieff and/or ideas:

“A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows.”
—George Gurdjieff (c. 1877–1949)

“There exist few things more tedious than a discussion of general ideas inflicted by author or reader upon a work of fiction.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)