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Who asks a king for a penny?

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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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Pennies

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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.
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We are exactly where we have chosen to be.
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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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Your central self is totally untouched by grief, confusion, desperation.
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It is utterly useless to try to change the outer world, for it is but a reflection of inner causes. The true seeker seeks to change himself.
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When you are genuinely strong, you neither attack nor defend and so retain your energy.
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Remember above all that mental stability comes by examining the contents of the mind, not by avoidence.
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It is a thousand times more sensible to climb one foot up the mountainside than to chatter for years about the mountaintop.
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A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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Awareness of your weakness and confusion makes you strong because conscious awareness is the bright light that destroys the darkness of negativity. Detection of inner negativity is not a negative act, but a courageously positive act that makes you a new person.
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You can not escape a prison if you do not know you're in one.
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The world consists of imaginary people, claiming imaginary virtues and suffering from imaginary happiness.
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Anger or bitterness toward those who have hurt you will block your path to higher ground. You can have anger toward people or you can have freedom from people, but you can't have both.
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All heartache is caused by wrong viewpoints.
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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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Insight into the two selves within a man clears up many confusions and contradictions. It was our understanding that preceded our victory.
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