Benjamin Hoff Quotes

• Well, it takes all kinds to make a mess.

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• We simply need to believe in the power that’s within us, and use it.

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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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• Practically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief.

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• Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded.

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• Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet.

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• It means that Tao doesn’t force or interfere with things, but lets them work in their own way, to produce results naturally. Then whatever needs to be done is done.

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• From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness.

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• But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens in everyday life.

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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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Benjamin Hoff (10)

Birth:	1946
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Author

About

Hoff grew up in Sylvan, Oregon, where he acquired a fondness of the natural world that has been highly influential in his writing. Hoff did all of his schooling in Oregon. He attended elementary and middle school in Sylvan and then travelled to Portland and attended both Benson Polytechnic and Lincoln High School. Hoff continued his schooling at the University of Oregon at Eugene and then the Museum Art School in Portland. Hoff obtained a B.A. in Asian Art from The Evergreen State College in 1973. Hoff has also studied architecture, music, fine arts, graphic design and Asian Culture.

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