Gods’ payment is the best payment.
EZRA TAFT BENSONNo man is truly free who is in financial bondage. ‘Think what you do when you run in debt’, said Benjamin Franklin, ‘you give another power over your liberty.’
More Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
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I would rather say whoa to a leader than gittie up.
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While you are going through your trial, you can recall your past victories and coul the blessings that you do have with a sure hope of greater ones to allow if you are faithful.
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Faith is the foundation upon which a godlike character is built. It is a prerequisite for all other virtues.
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It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters.
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If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.
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Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless. A man can be humble and courageous.
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Freedom is an eternal principle. Heaven disapproves of force, coercion and intimidation. Only a free people can be truly a happy people.
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The leisure time of children must be constructively directed to wholesome, positive pursuits. Too much time viewing television can be destructive…It is estimated that growing children today watch television over twenty-five hours per week.
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Satan works through human agents.
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One of the trials of life is that we do not usually receive immediately the full blessing for righteousness or the full cursing for wickedness.
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The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.
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Without goals our efforts may be scattered and unproductive.
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It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness
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“On my honor” – what an ennobling phrase! Three short words, nine letters, but the summation of all we call character. From the Boy Scout’s Oath.
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Our enmity toward God takes on many labels, such as rebellion, hard-heartedness, stiff-neckedness, unrepentant, puffed up, easily offended, and sign seekers. The proud wish God would agree with them. They aren’t interested in changing their opinions to agree with God’s.
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