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Own Quotes by Benjamin Hoff
- Everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don't seem to realize it, stuck as they are in the wrong…
- 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…
- 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…
- Whether many people realize it yet or not, man, the Inferior Animal, has by now proved himself incapable of keeping his own species - and…
- As our planet takes action to cast out its manmade poisons and heal its man-caused wounds, many human inhabitants will no doubt give way to…
- No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value.
- 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…
- Now, scholars can be very useful and necessary, in their own dull and unamusing way. They provide a lot of information. It's just that there…
- 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 recognize or believe…
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- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle
- A woman whose life is involved in the righteous rearing of her children has a better chance of keeping up her spirits… — Ezra Taft Benson
- With the states release today of a set of clear and consistent academic standards, our nation is one step closer to supporting… — Bill Gates