The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.
BENJAMIN HOFFEnjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work.
More Benjamin Hoff Quotes
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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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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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Lots of people talk to animals… Not very many listen, though… That’s the problem.
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While Eeyore frets … … and Piglet hesitates … and Rabbit calculates … and Owl pontificates …Pooh just is.
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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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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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Like silence after noise, or cool, clear water on a hot, stuffy day, Emptiness cleans out the messy mind and charges up the batteries of spiritual energy. Many people are afraid of Emptiness, however, because it reminds them of Loneliness.
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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 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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No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value.
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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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Phonographic. It goes around and around. Sometimes it gets stuck. That’s why I remember things so well.
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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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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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