Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet.
BENJAMIN HOFFAs any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simple-minded does not necessarily mean stupid.
More Benjamin Hoff Quotes
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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 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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Lots of people talk to animals… Not very many listen, though… That’s the problem.
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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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We simply need to believe in the power that’s within us, and use it.
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A way of life that keeps saying ‘Around the next corner, above the next step,’ works against the natural order of things and makes it so difficult to be happy and good.
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Now, scholars can be very useful and necessary, in their own dull and unamusing way. They provide a lot of information. It’s just that there is Something More, and that Something More is what life is really all about.
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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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The Universe knows what it’s doing. So don’t develop a big ego, and don’t be afraid.
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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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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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Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded.
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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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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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