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More Quotes by Vernon Howard
Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something.
You can not escape a prison if you do not know you're in one.
Be teachable. That is the whole secret.
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.
The need to impress others causes half the world's woes.
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.
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.
Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.
The world consists of imaginary people, claiming imaginary virtues and suffering from imaginary happiness.
