We simply need to believe in the power that’s within us, and use it.
BENJAMIN HOFFIf people were superior to animals, they’d take good care of them,” said Pooh.
More Benjamin Hoff Quotes
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Lots of people talk to animals… Not very many listen, though… That’s the problem.
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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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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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If people were superior to animals, they’d take good care of them,” said Pooh.
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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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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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When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun.
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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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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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“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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Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded.
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The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.
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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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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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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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