Arjan Harlaar
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“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.”
― The Tao of Pooh
― The Tao of Pooh
“The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted as the first cause of everything which happens in the mortal world, nothing is left to chance...logic can be happily tossed out the window.”
― The Stand
― The Stand
“Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got.”
― The Tao of Pooh
― The Tao of Pooh
“And what is good, Phaedrus,
And what is not good—
Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?”
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
And what is not good—
Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?”
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
“The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard - one that thinks too much.”
― The Tao of Pooh
― The Tao of Pooh
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