Darwin found out that when you took horses up to the high country in the Middle East, they would then grow long hair after a season or two. But when you took them - these long-haired horses - back into the low, hot country, they wouldn't get rid of the long hair, just in case, for about four generations.
L. Ron HubbardMaintain silence in the presence of birth to save both the sanity of the mother and the child and safeguard the home to which they will go.
L. Ron HubbardSecurity is not a static thing. Security would only lie in a man's confidence in reaching his goals and, indeed, in his having goals to reach.
L. Ron HubbardWhen 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 HubbardFreedom is for honest people. No man who is not himself honest can be free – he is his own trap.
L. Ron HubbardOne'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.
L. Ron Hubbard