The one impulse in man which cannot be erased is his impulse toward freedom, his impulse toward sanity, toward higher levels of attainment in all of his endeavors.
The evolution of knowledge is toward simplicity, not complexity.
You want to raise your child in such a way that you don’t have to control him, so that he will be in full possession of himself at all times. Upon that depends his good behavior, his health, his sanity.
On the day when we can fully trust each other, there will be peace on Earth.
What is important is how much service you can give the world and how much you can get done and how much better you can make things.
The way to happiness is a high-speed road to those who know where the edges are.
The clue to happiness is being interested in life. People’s happiness is as great as they can create it.
The goal of Scientology is making the individual capable of living a better life in his own estimation and with his fellows and the playing of a better game.
The third principle is that any philosophic knowledge is only valuable if it is true or if it works.
The first principle of my own philosophy is that wisdom is meant for anyone who wishes to reach for it. It is the servant of commoner and king alike and should never be regarded with awe.
See what you see, not what someone tells you that you see.
Insecurity exists in the absence of knowledge. All security derives from knowledge.
Living is having and following a purpose. That’s all.
Man thrives, oddly enough, only in the presence of a challenging environment.
The best way to know any future is to cause one.
It is in your power to point the way to a less dangerous and happier life.
Self-confidenc e alone is security. Your ability is your security. There is no security but you.
Tolerance is a good cornerstone on which to build human relationships.
The way to happiness requires that one set a good example for others.
Learn to write when you would rather sleep. Learn to exercise this gift of language when no conscious portion of your wits can vibrate anything but worry. Learn to write so, my son, and you can call yourself a writer.