Cleverness, after all, has
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. Benjamin Hoff
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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. Benjamin Hoff
To Buddha, the second figure in the painting, life on earth was bitter, filled with attachments and desires that led to suffering. Benjamin Hoff
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. Benjamin Hoff
Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded. Benjamin Hoff
As any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simple-minded does not necessarily mean stupid. Benjamin Hoff
From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness. Benjamin Hoff
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. Benjamin Hoff
We simply need to believe in the power that’s within us, and use it. Benjamin Hoff
There are things about ourselves that we need to get rid of; there are things we need to change. But at the same time, we do not need to be too desperate, too ruthless, too combative. Along the way to usefulness and happiness, many of those things will change themselves, and the others can be … Read more
When you wake up in the morning, Pooh, said Piglet at last, what’s the first thing you say to yourself? What’s for breakfast? said Pooh. What do you say, Piglet? I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today? said Piglet . Pooh nodded thoughtfully. It’s the same thing, he said. What’s that? the … Read more