Benjamin Hoff Quotes


"Well, it takes all kinds to make a mess."
- Benjamin Hoff
"We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it."
- Benjamin Hoff
(Related: Power)

"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
(Related: Time, Music, Purpose, Actions, Court, Rituals)

"Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded."
- Benjamin Hoff
"Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet."
- Benjamin Hoff
(Related: Life)

"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."
- Benjamin Hoff
(Related: Work, Force, Needs, Results)

"From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness."
- Benjamin Hoff
(Related: Happiness, Living, Result)

"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."
- Benjamin Hoff
(Related: Life, Learning)

"As any old Taoist walking out of the woods can tell you, simple-minded does not necessarily mean stupid."
- Benjamin Hoff
(Related: Old, Walking)

"Practically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief."
- Benjamin Hoff
(Related: Now)