The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard – one that thinks too much.
BENJAMIN HOFFThe 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.
More Benjamin Hoff Quotes
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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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I think, therefore I am confused.
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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 masters of life know the way, for they listen to the voice within them, the voice of wisdom and simplicity, the voice that reasons beyond cleverness and knows beyond knowledge.
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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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Lots of people talk to animals… Not very many listen, though… That’s the problem.
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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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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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We simply need to believe in the power that’s within us, and use it.
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Cleverness, after all, has its limitations. Its mechanical judgments and clever remarks tend to prove inaccurate with passing time, because it doesn’t look very deeply into things to begin with.
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The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.
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Well, it takes all kinds to make a mess.
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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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No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value.
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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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