As incredible as it sounds, an unhappy man does not realize that happiness is better than unhappiness. Knowing only his own concealed anguish, he worships it, which is the same as self-worship.
Vernon HowardHow would you feel if you had no fear? Feel like that. How would you behave toward other people if you realized their powerlessness to hurt you? Behave like that. How would your react to so-called misfortune if you saw its inability to bother you? React like that. How would you think toward yourself if you knew you were really all right? Think like that.
Vernon HowardMen have the illusion of having a duty to make the world spin properly, which is precisely what makes it wobble.
Vernon HowardDon't look for someone in whom to believe. Believe in yourself. The only authentic authority is your own original nature.
Vernon Howard