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# Benjamin Hoff

(1946)   Photographer   United States

 **112** quotes in **599** categories

Benjamin Hoff points out that recognizing our own flaws and caring for ourselves can add years to our lives. He reminds us that time can’t be saved, only spent wisely, and that chasing the next shortcut often blocks true happiness. He also encourages letting go of arrogance to rediscover a simple, child‑like wonder.

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Benjamin Hoff is a photographer from the United States, best known for *The Tao of Pooh*.

## Quick Facts About Benjamin Hoff

Born January 1, 1946

Nationality United States

Profession Photographer

Notable works The Tao of Pooh

## About Benjamin Hoff

Benjamin Hoff is an American author best known for The Tao of Pooh (1982) and The Te of Piglet (1992). He won the American Book Award in 1988 for The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow, and in 2006 he announced he was quitting writing.

## Awards & Honors

American Book Awards

##  Quotes by Benjamin Hoff

> [I think, therefore I am confused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/i-think-therefore-i-am-confused/)

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[Confused](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confused/)

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> [Well, it takes all kinds to make a mess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/well-it-takes-all-kinds-to-make-a-mess/)

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[All kinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/all-kinds/)

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> [There is more to knowing than just being correct](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/there-is-more-to-knowing-than-just-being-correct/)

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[Correct](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/correct/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f6/benjamin-hoff-4297_correct_there-is-more-to-knowing-than-just-being_2704594.png)

> [The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/the-wise-know-their-limitations-the-foolish-do-not/)

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[Foolish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foolish/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/benjamin-hoff-4297_foolish_the-wise-know-their-limitations-the-fool_2225605.png)

> [“One disease, long life; no disease, short life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/one-disease-long-life-no-disease-short-life/)

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[Disease](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disease/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e9/benjamin-hoff-4297_disease_one-disease-long-life-no-disease-short-l_2214748.png)

> [“If people were Superior to Animals, they'd take better care of the world”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/if-people-were-superior-to-animals-they-d-take-better-care-of-the/)

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[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e30/benjamin-hoff-4297_animal_if-people-were-superior-to-animals-they_1984738.png)

> [When we give up our images of self-importance and our ideas of what should be, we can help things become what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/when-we-give-up-our-images-of-self-importance-and-our-ideas-of-what/)

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[Giving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/benjamin-hoff-4297_giving_when-we-give-up-our-images-of-self-impor_1397320.png)

> [Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/do-you-really-want-to-be-happy-you-can-begin-by-being-appreciative-of/)

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[Appreciative](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appreciative/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/benjamin-hoff-4297_appreciative_do-you-really-want-to-be-happy-you-can-b_463933.png)

> [The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard - one that thinks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/the-surest-way-to-become-tense-awkward-and-confused-is-to-develop-a/)

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[Awkward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awkward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/benjamin-hoff-4297_awkward_the-surest-way-to-become-tense-awkward-a_405600.png)

> [“...and after discarding the emptiness of the Big Congested Mess, we discover the fullness of Nothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/and-after-discarding-the-emptiness-of-the-big-congested-mess-we/)

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[Emptiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emptiness/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/benjamin-hoff-4297_emptiness_and-after-discarding-the-emptiness-of-th_2326406.png)

> [Enjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/enjoy-the-simple-the-natural-and-the-plain-along-with-that-comes-the/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/benjamin-hoff-4297_ability_enjoy-the-simple-the-natural-and-the-pla_661056.png)

> [No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/no-matter-how-useful-we-may-be-sometimes-it-takes-us-a-while-to/)

[Benjamin Hoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-hoff/)

[Matter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/matter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/benjamin-hoff-4297_matter_no-matter-how-useful-we-may-be-sometimes_1734744.png)

> [While Eeyore frets ... ... and Piglet hesitates ... and Rabbit calculates ... and Owl pontificates ...Pooh just is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/while-eeyore-frets-and-piglet-hesitates-and-rabbit-calculates-and-owl/)

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[Owl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/owl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/848/benjamin-hoff-4297_owl_while-eeyore-frets-and-piglet-hesitates_1641926.png)

> [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,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/what-s-that-the-unbeliever-asked-wisdom-from-the-western-taoist-i/)

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[Like something](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-something/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49c/benjamin-hoff-4297_like-something_what-s-that-the-unbeliever-asked-wisdom_1289953.png)

> [A well-frog cannot imagine the ocean, nor can a summer insect conceive of ice. How then can a scholar understand the Tao?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/a-well-frog-cannot-imagine-the-ocean-nor-can-a-summer-insect-conceive/)

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[Frogs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/frogs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19e/benjamin-hoff-4297_frogs_a-well-frog-cannot-imagine-the-ocean-nor_1957120.jpg)

> [Now, scholars can be very useful and necessary, in their own dull and unamusing way. They provide a lot of information. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/now-scholars-can-be-very-useful-and-necessary-in-their-own-dull-and-2/)

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[Dull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dull/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/benjamin-hoff-4297_dull_now-scholars-can-be-very-useful-and-nece_649044.jpg)

> [Wisdom, Happiness, and Courage are not waiting somewhere out beyond sight at the end of a straight line; they're part of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/wisdom-happiness-and-courage-are-not-waiting-somewhere-out-beyond/)

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[Courage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/courage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/benjamin-hoff-4297_courage_wisdom-happiness-and-courage-are-not-wai_2572179.png)

> [The play-it-safe pessimists of the world never accomplish much of anything, because they don't look clearly and objectively at situations, they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/the-play-it-safe-pessimists-of-the-world-never-accomplish-much-of/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/benjamin-hoff-4297_ability_the-play-it-safe-pessimists-of-the-world_1202702.png)

> [The main problem with this great obsession for saving time is very simple: you can't save time. You can only spend it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/the-main-problem-with-this-great-obsession-for-saving-time-is-very/)

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[Obsession](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/obsession/)

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> [“When you discard arrogance' cool gritty, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/when-you-discard-arrogance-cool-gritty-and-a-few-other-things-that/)

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[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a11/benjamin-hoff-4297_life_when-you-discard-arrogance-cool-gritty-a_1198316.png)

> [The masters of life know the way, for they listen to the voice within them, the voice of wisdom and simplicity, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/the-masters-of-life-know-the-way-for-they-listen-to-the-voice-within/)

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[Cleverness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cleverness/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/benjamin-hoff-4297_cleverness_the-masters-of-life-know-the-way-for-the_1964113.jpg)

> [We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified Spiritual Superman, or sit around and wait for Fate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/we-don-t-need-to-shift-our-responsibilities-onto-the-shoulders-of/)

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[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/benjamin-hoff-4297_believe_we-don-t-need-to-shift-our-responsibilit_702680.png)

> [“Now one rather annoying thing about scholars is that they are always using big words that some of us can't understand and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/now-one-rather-annoying-thing-about-scholars-is-that-they-are-always/)

[Benjamin Hoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-hoff/)

[Arrogance-and-attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arrogance-and-attitude-10839/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2e/benjamin-hoff-4297_arrogance-and-attitu_now-one-rather-annoying-thing-about-scho_2363860.jpg)

> [In the Age of Perfect Virtue, men lived among the animals and birds as members of one large family. There were no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/in-the-age-of-perfect-virtue-men-lived-among-the-animals-and-birds-as/)

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[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b2/benjamin-hoff-4297_age_in-the-age-of-perfect-virtue-men-lived-a_1149137.png)

> [Thousands of years ago, man lived in harmony with the rest of the natural world. Through what we would today call Telepathy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/thousands-of-years-ago-man-lived-in-harmony-with-the-rest-of-the/)

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[Angel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/angel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ec/benjamin-hoff-4297_angel_thousands-of-years-ago-man-lived-in-harm_400819.png)

> [A saying from the area of Chinese medicine would be appropriate to mention here: "One disease, long life; no disease, short life."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/a-saying-from-the-area-of-chinese-medicine-would-be-appropriate-to/)

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[Acceptance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bd/benjamin-hoff-4297_acceptance_a-saying-from-the-area-of-chinese-medici_2410568.png)

> [Inner Nature, when relied on, cannot be fooled. But many people do not look at it or listen to it, and consequently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/inner-nature-when-relied-on-cannot-be-fooled-but-many-people-do-not/)

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[Easily influenced](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easily-influenced/)

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> [When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?" "What's for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning-pooh-said-piglet-at-last-what-s-the-2/)

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[Breakfast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breakfast/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/benjamin-hoff-4297_breakfast_when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning-pooh-sai_2433962.png)

> [The Eeyore Educational System sees childhood as a waste of time, a luxury that society cannot afford . . . Put children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/the-eeyore-educational-system-sees-childhood-as-a-waste-of-time-a/)

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[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

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> [Many people are afraid of Emptiness, however, because it reminds them of Loneliness. Everything has to be filled in, it seems-appointment books,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/many-people-are-afraid-of-emptiness-however-because-it-reminds-them/)

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[Appointments](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appointments/)

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> [“And if clever rabbit doesn't quite have what it takes, abrasive Eeyore certainly doesn't either. Why not? Because of what we could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/and-if-clever-rabbit-doesn-t-quite-have-what-it-takes-abrasive-eeyore/)

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[Eeyore Attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eeyore-attitude-1068014/)

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> [“The Christmas presents once opened are Not So Much Fun as they were while we were in the process of examining, lifting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/the-christmas-presents-once-opened-are-not-so-much-fun-as-they-were/)

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[Christmas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas/)

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> [As our planet takes action to cast out its manmade poisons and heal its man-caused wounds, many human inhabitants will no doubt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/as-our-planet-takes-action-to-cast-out-its-manmade-poisons-and-heal/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [There was a man that hated his footprints and his shadow, so one day he thought that if he ran fast enough,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/there-was-a-man-that-hated-his-footprints-and-his-shadow-so-one-day/)

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[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b5/benjamin-hoff-4297_able_there-was-a-man-that-hated-his-footprint_24411.png)

> [“The Pooh Way "By the time it came to the edge of the Forest the stream had grown up, so that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/the-pooh-way-by-the-time-it-came-to-the-edge-of-the-forest-the-stream/)

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[Heaven and earth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heaven-and-earth/)

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> [“In the Age of Perfect Virtue, men lived among the animals and birds as members of one large family. There were no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/in-the-age-of-perfect-virtue-men-lived-among-the-animals-and-birds-as-2/)

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[Large family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/large-family/)

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> [“When we learn to work with our own Inner Nature, and with the natural laws operating around us, we reach the level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/when-we-learn-to-work-with-our-own-inner-nature-and-with-the-natural/)

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[Best time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-time/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/treat-gain-and-loss-the-same-don-t-be-intimidated-don-t-make-a-big/)

[Benjamin Hoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-hoff/)

[Accepting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepting/)

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> [“You can't save time. You can only spend it, but you can spend it wisely or foolishly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/you-can-t-save-time-you-can-only-spend-it-but-you-can-spend-it-wisely/)

[Benjamin Hoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-hoff/)

[Foolishly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foolishly/)

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> [“The Bisy Backson is always going somewhere, somewhere he hasn't been. Anywhere but where he is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/the-bisy-backson-is-always-going-somewhere-somewhere-he-hasn-t-been/)

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[Going](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/going/)

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## Benjamin Hoff by topic

[Life (21)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/benjamin-hoff/) [Way (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/benjamin-hoff/) [Taoism (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/taoism/benjamin-hoff/) [Nature (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nature/benjamin-hoff/) [Psychology (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/psychology/benjamin-hoff/)

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                        "text": "“Now one rather annoying thing about scholars is that they are always using big words that some of us can't understand and 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. After all, from the scholarly point of view, it's practically a crime to not know everything.”",
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                        "text": "Thousands of years ago, man lived in harmony with the rest of the natural world. Through what we would today call Telepathy, he communicated with animals, plants, and other forms of life-none of which he considered \"beneath\" himself, only different, with different jobs to perform. He worked side by side with earth angels and nature spirits, with whom he shared responsibility for taking care of the world.",
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                        "text": "A saying from the area of Chinese medicine would be appropriate to mention here: \"One disease, long life; no disease, short life.\" In other words, those who know what's wrong with them and take care of themselves accordingly will tend to live a lot longer than those who consider themselves perfectly happy and neglect their weakness. So, in that sense at least, a Weakness of some sort can do you a big favor, if you acknowledge that it's there.",
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                        "text": "Inner Nature, when relied on, cannot be fooled. But many people do not look at it or listen to it, and consequently do not understand themselves very much. Having little understanding of themselves, they have little respect for themselves, and are therefore easily influenced by others.",
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                        "text": "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 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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                        "text": "The Eeyore Educational System sees childhood as a waste of time, a luxury that society cannot afford . . . Put children in school at the earliest age possible; load them down with homework; take away their time, their creativity, their play, their power; then plug them into machines.",
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                        "text": "Many people are afraid of Emptiness, however, because it reminds them of Loneliness. Everything has to be filled in, it seems-appointment books, hillsides, vacant lots-but when all the spaces are filled, the Loneliness really begins. Then the Groups are joined, the Classes are signed up for, and the Gift-to-Yourself items are bought. When the Loneliness starts creeping in the door, the Television Set is turned on to make it go away. But it doesn't go away. So some of us do instead, and after discarding the emptiness of the Big Congested Mess, we discover the fullness of Nothing.",
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                        "text": "“And if clever rabbit doesn't quite have what it takes, abrasive Eeyore certainly doesn't either. Why not? Because of what we could call the Eeyore Attitude. You might say the while rabbit's little routine is that of knowledge for the sake of being clever, and while Owl's is that of knowledge for the sake of appearing wise, Eeyore's is knowledge for the sake of complaining about something. As anyone who doesn't have it can see, the Eeyore attitude gets in the way of things like wisdom and happiness, and pretty much prevents any sort of real accomplishment in life.”",
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                        "text": "“The Christmas presents once opened are Not So Much Fun as they were while we were in the process of examining, lifting, shaking, thinking about, and opening them. Three hundred sixty-five days later, we try again and find that the same thing has happened. Each time the goal is reached, it becomes Not So Much Fun, and we're off to reach the next one, then the next one, then the next. That doesn't mean that the goals we have don't count. They do, mostly because they cause us to go through the process and it's the process that makes us wise, happy, or whatever. If we do things in the wrong sort of way, it makes us miserable, angry, confused, and things like that. The goal has to be right for us, and it has to be beneficial, in order to ensure a beneficial process. But aside from that, it's really the process that's important.”",
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                        "text": "“The Pooh Way \"By the time it came to the edge of the Forest the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, \"There is no hurry. We shall get there some day.\" Now we come to what would be called the most characteristic element of Taoism-in-action. In Chinese, it is known as Wu Wei. It is also the most characteristic element of Pooh-in-action.”",
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