Quotes by Vernon Howard

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