More Quotes by Vernon Howard
Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something.
The reason why most people are frustrated is because a lie cannot be turned into a truth.
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.
It is a thousand times more sensible to climb one foot up the mountainside than to chatter for years about the mountaintop.
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.
Be teachable. That is the whole secret.
Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.
Ignorant people remain ignorant because they have a secret agreement to call one another intelligent.
The answers come when you are quietly willing to be without them.
Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.
