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Try a little harder to be a little better.

Gordon B. Hinckley

Never assume that you can make it alone. You need the help of the Lord. Never hesitate to get on your knees in some private place and speak with Him.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY

Alone Assumption Help Himself Need Privacy
We’ve got to have a little humor in our lives. You had better take seriously that which should be taken seriously but, at the same time, we can bring in a touch of humor now and again. If the time ever comes when we can’t smile at ourselves, it will be a sad time.
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Better Humor Live Sadness Serious Time Touch
Gratitude is a sign of maturity, Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.
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Courtesy Gratitude Maturity Property Right
I hope you are reading to your children, out loud. That’s much better than watching television, much better. They won’t get very much out of television except some bad thoughts.
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Bad Better Children Exception Hope Reading Thinking
The singing of hymns and the rendition of selections from the great sacred oratorios by ward choirs all enhance the spirit of worship.
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Greatness Sacred Selection Sing Spirit Worship
It is not wise, or even possible, to divorce private behavior from public leadership…. By its very nature, true leadership carries with it the burden of being an example.
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Carry Divorce Leadership Possible Privacy True Wisdom
Remember that whatever you do or wherever you are, you are never alone.
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Alone God Remember Yourself
The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.
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Genius Learning Ordinary People Work World
It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY

Future Goodness Past Perspective
Good books are as friends, willing to give to us if we are willing to make a little effort.
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Book Company Effort Friendship Willing
As you walk the road of life, be careful of your friends. They can make you or break you.
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Break Care Friendship Life Road Walk Yourself
You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others.
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Contribution Enough Goodness Place Presence Yourself
There are four pillars to a happy marriage: respect one another as individuals; (give) soft answers; (practice)financial honesty; (conduct) family prayer.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY

Family Happiness Marriage Oneself Prayer Respect
He who lives only unto himself withers and dies, while he who forgets himself in the service of others grows and blossoms.
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Blossom Death Growth Himself Live
If you do not choose the kingdom of God, it does not matter what you choose instead.
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Choice God Yourself
Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.
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Criticism Destroy Family Institution Nation

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