Tao Of Pooh Quotes

“Rabbit is clever … Rabbit has Brain… that’s why he never understands anything.”

Remember when Kanga and Roo came to the Forest? Immediately, Rabbit decided that he didn’t like them, because they were Different. Then he began thinking of a way to make them leave. Fortunately for everyone, the plan failed, as Clever Plans do, sooner or later.

“Unfortunately, some people – who always seem to think they’re smarter than fish and birds, somehow – aren’t so wise, and end up causing big trouble for themselves and others.”

“Things just happen in the right way, at the right time. At least when you let them, when you work with circumstances instead of saying, ‘This isn’t supposed to be happening this way,’ and trying harder to make it happen some other way.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“To Buddha, the second figure in the painting, life on earth was bitter, filled with attachments and desires that led to suffering.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“We need to recognise what’s there. If you face the fact that you have weak muscles, say, then you can do the right things and eventually become strong.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“There was a long silence. ‘I suppose,’ said Pooh, ‘that that’s why he never understands anything.'”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“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, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“’If people were superior to animals, they’d take good care of them,’ said Pooh. A clever mind is not a heart. Knowledge doesn’t really care, wisdom does.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“‘Rabbit’s clever,’ said Pooh thoughtfully. ‘Yes’, said Piglet, ‘Rabbit’s clever.’ ‘And he has Brain.’ ‘Yes’, said Piglet, ‘Rabbit has Brain.'”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“Through working in harmony with life’s circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may perceive as negative into something positive.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

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

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“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 job, the wrong marriage, or the wrong house.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“Do you want to be really happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you’ve got. Do you want to be really miserable? You can begin by being discontented.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“Wisdom, Happiness, and Courage are not waiting somewhere out beyond sight at the end of a straight line; they’re part of a continuous cycle that begins right here. They’re not only the ending but the beginning as well.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“The wise know their limitations; the foolish do not. To demonstrate what we mean, we can think of no one better than Tigger, who doesn’t know his limitations.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don’t belong.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“While Eeyore frets… and Piglet hesitates… and Rabbit calculates… and Owl pontificates… Pooh just is.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“Pooh hasn’t much brain, but he never comes to any harm. He does silly things and they turn out right.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.

“There’s nothing wrong with not being able to whistle, especially if you’re a fish. But there can be lots of things wrong with blindly trying to do what you aren’t designed for.”

– Benjamin Hoff, ‘The Tao Of Pooh’.