A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
About Vernon Howard
Vernon Linwood Howardwas an American spiritual teacher, author, and philosopher.
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It is a true miracle when a man finally sees himself as his only opposition.
American writer (1918-1992)
Freedom begins as we become conscious of it.
American writer (1918-1992)
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
American writer (1918-1992)
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.
American writer (1918-1992)
To change what you get you must change who you are.
American writer (1918-1992)
We are exactly where we have chosen to be.
American writer (1918-1992)
We are slaves to whatever we don’t understand.
American writer (1918-1992)
Remember above all that mental stability comes by examining the contents of the mind, not by avoidence.
American writer (1918-1992)
A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.
American writer (1918-1992)
We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.
American writer (1918-1992)
Learn to see things as they really are, not as we imagine they are.
American writer (1918-1992)
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.
American writer (1918-1992)
We clearly realize that freedom’s inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
American writer (1918-1992)
You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
American writer (1918-1992)
Beauty is only skin deep, but it’s a valuable asset if you’re poor or haven’t any sense.
American writer (1918-1992)
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.
American writer (1918-1992)
Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
American writer (1918-1992)
Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
American writer (1918-1992)
All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied.
American writer (1918-1992)
Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?
American writer (1918-1992)
Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.
American writer (1918-1992)
Study carefully the law of cause and effect.
American writer (1918-1992)