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More Quotes by Vernon Howard
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
We never get upset over what happens. Never. We get upset because of preconceived ideas as to what we think should happen, what we want to happen. When our preference clashes with the reality, we get hurt. Rid yourself of all preconceived ideas as to what should happen. You are then at peace whatever happens.
The only way to do something truly important every day is to seek to understand yourself every day.
You can not escape a prison if you do not know you're in one.
You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them
No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people; it is your reaction.
The need to impress others causes half the world's woes.
Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.
Be teachable. That is the whole secret.
Whenever encountering a troublesome person, do not identify him as being cruel or stupid or rude or anything else like that. Instead, see him as a frightened person.
