8 Quotes by Armenian authors

Armenian words often carry the weight of mountains and the warmth of bread from a tonir. Proverbs weave humor with sorrow, polishing hardship into quiet dignity. Faith and doubt sit side by side, like church bells over bustling courtyards. Grandmothers’ wisdom measures time in harvests; poets tune their lines to the pomegranate’s burst and the duduk’s low ache. Hospitality, memory, and stubborn hope shape a language that blesses work, forgives folly, and refuses to forget, even as it toasts life with clear, steady eyes.

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"Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine"

George Gurdjieff, Philosopher

"Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote"

George Gurdjieff, Philosopher

"The best number for a dinner party is two; myself and a dam' good head waiter"

Nubar Gulbenkian, Poet

"Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he lives his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy"

George Gurdjieff, Philosopher

"A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour"

George Gurdjieff, Philosopher

"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"