"The wise man tests before he talks. The critic but follows the fad of a cynical and apathetic age."
— L. Ron Hubbard

""One's attitude toward life makes every possible difference in one's living. You know, you don't have to study a thousand ancient books to discover that fact. But sometimes it needs to be pointed out again that life doesn't change so much as you. ...

"The day when you stop building your own environment, when you stop building your own surroundings, when you stop waving a magic hand and gracing everything around you with magic and beauty, things cease to be magical, things cease to be beautiful. Well, maybe you've just neglected somewhere back in the last few years to wave that magic hand."

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— L. Ron Hubbard

"Scientology does not teach you. It only reminds you. For the information was yours in the first place."
— L. Ron Hubbard (Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health)

"Ideas and not battles mark the forward progress of mankind."
— L. Ron Hubbard

"The way to make a million dollars is to start a religion."
— L. Ron Hubbard

"Happiness and strength endure only in the absence of hate. To hate alone is the road to disaster. To love is the road to strength. To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very well be the greatest secret in this universe."
— L. Ron Hubbard

"Learning locked in mildewed books is of little use to anyone and therefore of no value unless it can be used."
— L. Ron Hubbard

"But the chain gave way in that instant and two thousand pounds of lion sprang straight up at Zongri's hairy throat!

Zongri flung up his arms to meet the shock and staggered back. But Tiger was not at all idle. He went up over the beast's back like it was a ratline and before two roars had gone shatteringly down the hall he was astride the brute's head and twisting his tender ears until they creaked like cabbage leaves.

It was a mad tumble of Ifrit and human and jungle king and so ferocious were the bellows coming out of the melee that the other lion, seeing them all hurtle down toward him, did not attack at all but leaped back in terror."
— L. Ron Hubbard (Slaves of Sleep / Masters of Sleep)

"When reading a book, be very certain that you never go past a word you do not fully understand. The only reason a person gives up a study or becomes confused or unable to learn is because he or she has gone past a word that was not understood."
— L. Ron Hubbard

""The only reason a person gives up a study or becomes confused or unable to learn is because he or she has gone past a word that was not understood." "
— L. Ron Hubbard

"The only reason a person gives up a study or becomes confused or unable to learn is because he or she has gone past a word that was not understood "
— L. Ron Hubbard