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Vernon Howard was an American author known for his work in the fields of self-help and metaphysics. Born on March 16, 1918, he gained recognition for his teachings on personal development and the power of the mind. Howard's writings have inspired many, and his philosophy continues to influence individuals seeking self-improvement. He passed away on August 23, 1992.

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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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“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.”

“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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“You must dare to disassociate yourself from those who would delay your journey... Leave, depart, if not physically, then mentally. Go your own way, quietly, undramatically, and venture toward Trueness at last.”

Ifs Way Lasts Journey Letting Go Dare Venture Delay Trueness

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“Instead of fighting your problems, picture your way out of them.”

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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. You are not separate from the flowing reality; you are that flowing reality. See this and you will not see any- thing else which conflicts with it. You will be what you see.”

Way Needs Self Reality Force Conflict Flow Painful Vain Imaginary

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“An obvious fact about negative feelings is often overlooked. They are caused by us, not by exterior happenings. An outside event presents the challenge, but we react to it. So we must attend to the way we take things, not to the things themselves.”

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“A desperation to escape a problem is the wrong way. A passion to understand it is the right way”

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Born: March 16, 1918
Died: August 23, 1992
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