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Vernon Howard

Vernon Howard began his writing career, in the 1940s, as an author of humor and children's books.

He began speaking on the principles of personal development in the late 1950s while living in southern California.

In the 1960s, he began writing books that focused on spiritual and psychological growth, emphasizing the importance and practice of self-awareness. By the early 1970s, he had moved to Boulder City, Nevada and had begun teaching spiritual development classes after being contacted by numerous individuals interested in his writings.


“Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.”
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“We are exactly where we have chosen to be.”
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“Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.”
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“A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.”
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“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.”
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“It is a mistake for anyone to think he has lived too long in his old, unsatisfactory ways to make the great change. If you switch on the light in a dark room, it makes no difference how long it was dark because the light will still shine. Be teachable. That is the whole secret.”
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“Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.”
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“You have succeeded in life when all you really WANT is only what you really NEED.”
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“The terrible immoralities are the cunning ones hiding behind masks of morality, such as exploiting people while pretending to help them.”
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“By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.”
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