Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow ‘burn their toast a lot,’ said Pooh
BENJAMIN HOFFThere is more to knowing than just being correct
More Benjamin Hoff Quotes
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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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When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don’t belong.
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The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.
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Wisdom, 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.
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A well-frog cannot imagine the ocean, nor can a summer insect conceive of ice. How then can a scholar understand the Tao? He is restricted by his own learning.
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A clever mind is not a heart. Knowledge doesn’t really care, wisdom does.
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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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Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded.
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It is very hard to be brave,” said Piglet, sniffing slightly, “when you’re only a Very Small Animal.” Rabbit, who had begun to write very busily, looked up and said: “It is because you are a very small animal that you will be Useful in the adventure before us.
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The Eeyore Educational System sees childhood as a waste of time, a luxury that society cannot afford . . . Put children in school at the earliest age possible; load them down with homework; take away their time, their creativity, their play, their power; then plug them into machines.
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But isn’t the knowledge that comes from experience more valuable than the knowledge that doesn’t? It seems fairly obvious to some of us that a lot of scholars need to go outside and sniff around – walk through the grass, talk to the animals. That sort of thing.
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If people were superior to animals, they’d take good care of them,” said Pooh.
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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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Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you’ve got.
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Well, it takes all kinds to make a mess.
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