One element of maturity is the realization that we don't get away with anything. Any advantage gained or convenience taken, any private procrastination or insincerity, no matter how subtle or quick in passing, is paid for. — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Stands must be taken. If I am to respect myself I have to search myself for what I believe is right and take a stand on what I find. Otherwise, I have not gathered together what I have been given;… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Ultimately, my character is defined by the quality of my sensitivity to other people. I exist in equilibrium. I am here to the degree… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
“I wish" assumes that I know what is the opposite of my present experience.” — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I generalize, I am saying, 'Let's pretend I am God,' and of course the other person argues that point endlessly. But I… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
If the ocean was pure mind and I was a wave, I would be in terror if Itried to distinguish myself fromthe water that… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
I don't need a "reason" to be happy. I don't have to consult the future to know how happy I feel now. — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Love itself is not an act of will, but sometimes I need the force of my volition to break with my habitual responses and… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
I can not 'make my mark' for all time - those concepts are mutually exclusive. 'Lasting effect' is a self-contradictory term. Meaning does not… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Love, the magician, knows this little trick whereby two people walk in different directions yet always remain side by side.... — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Books seek us out. They slip themselves into our hands just at the time we are ready for a new self-concept. — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
