Aloneness is a wise teacher. Kierkegaard remarked that one sign of spiritual maturity was the ability to be comfortable when alone.
VERNON HOWARDBeauty is only skin deep, but it’s a valuable asset if you’re poor or haven’t any sense.
More Vernon Howard Quotes
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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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Truth does not really hurt, rather it is our resistance to its message that causes us pain.
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Change is never a loss – it is change only.
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Interpretation blocks reception while masquerading as reception. Rightness does not need interpretation; it requires simple acceptance and nothing else.
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Do not mistake desire for love. Desire leaves home in a frantic search for one gratification after another. Love is at home with itself.
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A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.
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Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it’s the understanding of something.
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Whenever encountering a troublesome person, do not identify him as being cruel or stupid or rude or anything else like that. Instead, see him as a frightened person.
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Be teachable. That is the whole secret.
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A perfect method for awakening is to examine the results of our daily actions. If they are harmful, we know we need more consciousness.
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You must never fear anything at all.
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Examine every action and reaction. Do you act naturally or do you act because you feel compelled? If you feel compelled, stop. Compulsion is slavery. Example: Refuse to go along with the crowd.
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All heartache is caused by wrong viewpoints.
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Beauty is only skin deep, but it’s a valuable asset if you’re poor or haven’t any sense.
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There is no way reality can be prevented from flowing the way it flows. It is our vain attempts to force it to flow in the service of our imaginary needs which sets us in painful conflict with our- selves and nature.
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