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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 Howard
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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
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A false path must be tensely and angrily defended by those it has deceived.
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We can no more enjoy life by hoping for a future result than we can enjoy music by waiting for the final note.
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Healing fails to occur because it is much easier to injure another than to heal oneself.
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Who asks a king for a penny?
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It is against the law to permit weak people to steal your strength. Never permit it.
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