Benjamin Hoff
Benjamin Hoff
Benjamin Hoffis an American author. He is best known as the author of The Tao of Poohand The Te of Piglet. In 2006, he denounced the publishing industry and announced his resignation from book-writing. His book, The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow, won the American Book Award in 1988...
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CountryUnited States of America
Benjamin Hoff quotes about
views way tao-of-pooh
From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness.
clever looks tao-of-pooh
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
simple simplicity tao-of-pooh
Enjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work.
sweet tao-of-pooh understood
Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet.
trying way tao-of-pooh
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.
wise tao-of-pooh foolish
The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.
animal needs tao-of-pooh
But isn't the knowledge that comes from experience more valuable than the knowledge that doesn't? It seems fairly obvious to some of us that a lot of scholars need to go outside and sniff around - walk through the grass, talk to the animals. That sort of thing.
cheer-up taoism want
Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got.
summer ocean ice
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.
thinking things-in-life rainbow
Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow 'burn their toast a lot,' said Pooh
believe use imitating-others
We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it.
taken drug relief
Practically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief.
stupid mean simple
As any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simple-minded does not necessarily mean stupid.
knowing understanding way
One sometimes gets the impression that those intimidating words are there to keep us from understanding. That way, the scholars can appear Superior, and will not likely be suspected of Not Knowing Something.