Enjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work.
BENJAMIN HOFFPhonographic. It goes around and around. Sometimes it gets stuck. That’s why I remember things so well.
More Benjamin Hoff Quotes
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No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value.
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I think, therefore I am confused.
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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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“What’s that?” the Unbeliever asked. “Wisdom from the Western Taoist,” I said. “It sounds like something from Winnie-the-Pooh,” he said. “It is,” I said. “That’s not about Taoism,” he said. “Oh, yes it is,” I said.
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If people were superior to animals, they’d take good care of them,” said Pooh.
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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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Unfortunately complaining is one thing Eeyores are not afraid to do. They grudgingly carry their thimbles to the Fountain of Life, then mumble and grumble that they weren’t given enough.
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The play-it-safe pessimists of the world never accomplish much of anything, because they don’t look clearly and objectively at situations, they don’t recognize or believe in their own abilities to overcome even the smallest amount of risk.
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As any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simple-minded does not necessarily mean stupid.
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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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Through working in harmony with life’s circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive.
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The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard – one that thinks too much.
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Reality is what one makes it. And the more negative reality one nurtures and creates, the more of it one has.
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The Universe knows what it’s doing. So don’t develop a big ego, and don’t be afraid.
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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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