The leap is made by dropping vanity over knowledge and by a willingness to become nothing in order to become everything.
VERNON HOWARDBe teachable. That is the whole secret.
More Vernon Howard Quotes
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The only way to do something truly important every day is to seek to understand yourself every day.
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The outer storm ceases the moment the inner storm ends, for they are the same storm.
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You know what is right. Deep down, you know. The battle between your true wisdom and the counterfeit wisdom of society is what causes frustration. Refuse to compromise with what you know is right-with what is right for you.
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All we have to do is to receive what we are given…We are given the naturalness to love someone, to be calm in crisis, to ignore self-defeating suggestions, to be pleasant, forgiving, tender, helpful, unworried, brave, energetic.
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Do not let them deceive you into assuming that they are creative forces; they are not. They are thieves of genuine powers. As always, your awareness of their thievery is your first fine step toward casting them out.
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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.
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You must never fear anything at all.
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The need to impress others causes half the world’s woes.
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Pseudo-mysticism seeks to evade reality; authentic mysticism wants to live it.
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Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
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Self-knowledge is the great power by which we comprehend and control our lives
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When told that man lives in delusion everyone thinks of himself as the exception; hence his delusion.
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If you call one thing good, you must call its opposite bad. If you think it wonderful to make a big profit in your business, you will also think it terrible if you incur a large loss. The idea is to live above the opposites.
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When you are genuinely strong, you neither attack nor defend and so retain your energy.
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Inner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature man than you can paint the air.
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