If people were superior to animals, they’d take good care of them,” said Pooh.
BENJAMIN HOFFWisdom, Happiness, and Courage are not waiting somewhere out beyond sight at the end of a straight line; they’re part of a continuous cycle that begins right here. They’re not only the ending, but the beginning as well.
More Benjamin Hoff Quotes
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Things just happen in the right way, at the right time. At least when you let them, when you work with circumstances instead of saying, ‘This isn’t supposed to be happening this way,’ and trying harder to make it happen some other way.
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When we give up our images of self-importance and our ideas of what should be, we can help things become what they need to be.
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Enjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work.
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The Infinite Universal Power is more than just a narrow-minded gatekeeper to a spiritual County Club.
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Sourness and bitterness come from the interfering and unappreciative mind. Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet. That is the message of The Vinegar Tasters.
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Whether many people realize it yet or not, man, the Inferior Animal, has by now proved himself incapable of keeping his own species – and others – alive for very much longer. So the earth has begun its own plan to set things right.
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When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun.
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The main problem with this great obsession for saving time is very simple: you can’t save time. You can only spend it. But you can spend it wisely or foolishly.
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From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness.
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Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded.
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Well, it takes all kinds to make a mess.
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Knowledge and Experience do not necessarily speak the same language.
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A clever mind is not a heart. Knowledge doesn’t really care, wisdom does.
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The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.
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Treat gain and loss the same.’ Don’t be Intimidated. Don’t make a Big Deal of anything – just accept things as they come to you.
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