A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
VERNON HOWARDJust be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
More Vernon Howard Quotes
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When one plan that you have, to get this or to get that, to advance in the world, or whatever it might be, when that seems in danger of veering off the path you have set for it.
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Study carefully the law of cause and effect.
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The answers come when you are quietly willing to be without them.
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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.
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The need to impress others causes half the world’s woes.
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Suppose you stand on a high place to enjoy the beauty of the sparkling sea below. You need do nothing to create that beauty; you need only BE IN THE SAME PLACE WHERE IT IS, and let nature do the rest. So it is with the inner life.
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All heartache is caused by wrong viewpoints.
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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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Just as surely as distress must follow self-deceit, healing must follow self-honesty.
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No one can tell you what is right for you except yourself. So start telling yourself what to do. If you blunder for ten years while thinking for yourself, that is rich treasure when compared with living these ten years under the mental domination of another.
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There exists a special self which takes every event as if it were the very thing you wanted to happen. That self is the Supermind, which is never upset by anything. Your goal is to nourish it into greater strength. Then, every step is sunlit.
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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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The only way to do something truly important every day is to seek to understand yourself every day.
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Freedom begins as we become conscious of it.
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To change what you get you must change who you are.
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