Vernon Howard's Quotes

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

To change what you get you must change who you are.

Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.

It is a true miracle when a man finally sees himself as his only opposition.

We are exactly where we have chosen to be.

Remember above all that mental stability comes by examining the contents of the mind, not by avoidence.

Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?

Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.

We are slaves to whatever we don't understand.

Quit thinking that you must halt before the barrier of inner negativity. You need not. You can crash through... whatever we see a negative state, that is where we can destroy it.

A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.

Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.

Learn to see things as they really are, not as we imagine they are.

What you really want for yourself is always trying to break through, just as a cooling breeze flows through an open window on a hot day. Your part is to open the windows of your mind.

Freedom begins as we become conscious of it.

Study carefully the law of cause and effect.

All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied.

We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.

We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.

We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks their hypnotic and damaging hold on us.