Vanity is the natural weakness of an ambitious man, which exposes him to the secret scorn and derision of those he converses with, and ruins the character he is so industrious to advance by it.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

The people in my circle? Those who make me feel blessed

The school takes its coloring from yourown attitude,

One has always had a childhood, whatever one becomes.

Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans.

It's the only thing that keeps me going these days, travelling. Changes of scene, changes of faces

No matter what you look like, there's somebody who's gonna think you're the handsomest man in the world.

I intend to make Scientology as accessible to as many people as I can.

Since we have a good loaf, let us not look for cheesecakes.

No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.