More Quotes by Vernon Howard
The need to impress others causes half the world's woes.
Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.
The genuinely spiritual person is one who has lost all desire to be anyone but exactly who he is, without labels and without apologies. He is what he is and that's all there's is to it. Such a man is undivided, uncomplicated and contented.
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something.
The world consists of imaginary people, claiming imaginary virtues and suffering from imaginary happiness.
It is a mistake for anyone to think he has lived too long in his old, unsatisfactory ways to make the great change. If you switch on the light in a dark room, it makes no difference how long it was dark because the light will still shine. Be teachable. That is the whole secret.
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.
Be teachable. That is the whole secret.
Anger or bitterness toward those who have hurt you will block your path to higher ground. You can have anger toward people or you can have freedom from people, but you can't have both.
