A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.
Vernon Howard

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
Vernon Howard

All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied.
Vernon Howard

Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.
Vernon Howard

Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?
Vernon Howard

Freedom begins as we become conscious of it.
Vernon Howard

It is a true miracle when a man finally sees himself as his only opposition.
Vernon Howard

Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
Vernon Howard

Learn to see things as they really are, not as we imagine they are.
Vernon Howard

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.
Vernon Howard


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.
Vernon Howard

Remember above all that mental stability comes by examining the contents of the mind, not by avoidence.
Vernon Howard

Study carefully the law of cause and effect.
Vernon Howard

To change what you get you must change who you are.
Vernon Howard

Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
Vernon Howard

We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.
Vernon Howard

We are exactly where we have chosen to be.
Vernon Howard

We are slaves to whatever we don't understand.
Vernon Howard

We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
Vernon Howard

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.
Vernon Howard