Lots of people talk to animals... Not very many listen, though... That's the problem.
Benjamin HoffRead
The masters of life know the way, for they listen to the voice within them, the voice of wisdom and simplicity, the voice that reasons beyond cleverness and knows beyond knowledge.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True understanding comes from listening to one's inner wisdom instead of solely relying on external knowledge.
This quote by Benjamin Hoff emphasizes the importance of introspection and intuitive understanding in navigating life. It suggests that rather than merely accumulating knowledge or cleverness, true mastery comes from heeding a deeper inner voice that embodies wisdom and simplicity, guiding us beyond what is superficially known to the essence of truth.
Themes
WisdomIntuitionInner VoiceKnowledgeSimplicity
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about self-discovery.
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All quotes →How can you get very far, If you don't know who you are? How can you do what you ought, If you don't know what you've got? And if you don't know which to do Of all the things in front of you, Then what you'll have when you are through Is just a mess without a clue Of all the best that can come true If you know What and Which and Who.
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The honey doesn't taste so good once it is being eaten; the goal doesn't mean so much once it is reached; the reward is no so rewarding once it has been given. If we add up all the rewards in our lives, we won't have very much. But if we add up the spaces *between* the rewards, we'll come up with quite a bit. And if we add up the rewards *and* the spaces, then we'll have everything - every minute of the time that we spent.
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We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified Spiritual Superman, or sit around and wait for Fate to come knocking at the door. We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it. When we do that, and stop imitating others and competing against them, things begin to work for us.
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And when you try too hard, it doesn't work. Try grabbing something quickly and precisely with a tensed-up arm; then relax and try it again. Try doing something with a tense mind. The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard-one that thinks too much.
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When we give up our images of self-importance and our ideas of what should be, we can help things become what they need to be.
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