Vernon Howard Quotes

I always want to grow and top myself.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man whose object is to acquire wealth must be prepared to make great personal sacrifices before he can accomplish his object; and how much more so he who would realize a strong and well-poised life.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.

I'm on a missionary journey to become the best version of myself.

I believe that the plight of life and all existence is to master one's self, you know, one day at a time.

No matter where your lot may be cast, no power on earth can keep you from making a man of yourself, a superb character, a masterpiece.

I just want to be the greatest man that I can be while I'm alive, and in that, you have to find the truth. Find the hard truth about yourself.

I believe that men are here to grow themselves into best good that they can be - at least, this is what I want to do.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.

Life is about growing and improving and getting better.

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.

I think my mission is to become the greatest human I can. I know that sounds pompous, but what else do we have?

I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then we can get at it somehow.

Make the wise man within you your living ideal.

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities

I'm always trying to grow myself.

That's all you can ask for, to learn and be the best you can be.

The goal in my life is to grow and become better than before.

Achieve some perfection [excellence] yourself, so that you may not fall into sorrow by seeing the perfection in others.

There is no man that lives who does not need to be drilled, disciplined, and developed into something higher and nobler and better than he is by nature. Life is one prolonged birth.

Only in the crucible of self-mastery can freedom be smelted

Remedy your deficiencies,and your merits will take care of themselves.

The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.