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A clever mind is not a heart. Knowledge doesn't really care, wisdom does.
Benjamin Hoff
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Benjamin Hoff
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 1
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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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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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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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The Universe knows what it's doing. So don't develop a big ego, and don't be afraid.
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And when you try too hard, it doesn't work. Try grabbing something quickly and precisely with a tensed-up arm then relax and try it again. Try doing something with a tense mind. 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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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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The urge to grow and develop, present in all forms of life, becomes perverted in the Bisy Backson's mind into a constant struggle to change everything (the Bulldozer Backson) and everyone (the Bigoted Backson) else but himself, and interfere with things he has no business interfering with, including practically every form of life on earth.
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The wise know their limitations the foolish do not.
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We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it.
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