If you are working inwardly, Nature will help you. For the man who is working, Nature is sister of charity; she brings him what he needs for his work… - George Gurdjieff

And so I went with her to the Tambov province. She stayed with the prince's sister, who became very fond of her and took her abroad where they lived for long periods, particularly in Italy. Little by little, under the influence of the prince's sister and the prince himself, she grew interested in their ideas, which soon became an integral part of her essence. She began to work on herself in earnest, and anyone who met her, even if only once, could feel the result of that work.

Prolonged instruction, prolonged training, is necessary to be able to turn the cheek. And if this training is mechanical - it is again worth nothing because in this case it means that a man will turn his cheek because he cannot do anything else.

Hope of consciousness is strength Hope of feelings is slavery Hope of body is disease.