A clever mind is not a heart. Knowledge doesn’t really care, wisdom does.
BENJAMIN HOFFPractically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief.
More Benjamin Hoff Quotes
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To Buddha, the second figure in the painting, life on earth was bitter, filled with attachments and desires that led to suffering.
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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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The Universe knows what it’s doing. So don’t develop a big ego, and don’t be afraid.
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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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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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I think, therefore I am confused.
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Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow ‘burn their toast a lot,’ said Pooh
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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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It means that Tao doesn’t force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally. Then whatever needs to be done is done.
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Lots of people talk to animals… Not very many listen, though… That’s the problem.
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Under Confucianism, the use of precisely measured court music, prescribed steps, actions, and phrases all added up to an extremely complex system of rituals, each used for a particular purpose at a particular time.
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If people were superior to animals, they’d take good care of them,” said Pooh.
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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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There is more to knowing than just being correct
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You’d be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes, ignoring the clear reality that Things Are As They Are.
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