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.
To change what you get you must change who you are.
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.
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.
The world consists of imaginary people, claiming imaginary virtues and suffering from imaginary happiness.
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.
Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.
The reason why most people are frustrated is because a lie cannot be turned into a truth.
The answers come when you are quietly willing to be without them.
Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something.
