The proud wish God would agree with them. They are not interested in changing their opinions to agree with God’s.
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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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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If we do not feel like praying, then we should pray until we do feel like praying.
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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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No 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.’
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Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do a great deal if we choose our goals well and work diligently to attain them.
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Satan works through human agents.
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Gods’ payment is the best payment.
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The so-called civil rights movement as it exists today is used as a Communist program for revolution in America.
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Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is the sharp and keen awareness that our behavior caused the Savior, He who knew no sin, even the greatest of all, to endure agony and suffering.
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What would God have me do with my life?
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Take care of yourselves physically. Guard your health carefully. It is one of our greatest blessings. I especially encourage some type of exercise program so you can stay physically fit and physically capable in proportion to the demands on your body.
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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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When you are tempted to look elsewhere for greener pastures, just remember someone else is probably looking at yours. And if another pasture looks greener, perhaps it is getting better care and attention. Grass is always greener . . . where it is watered.
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I grew up believing that the willingness and ability to work is the basic ingredient of successful farming. Hard, intelligent work is the key. Use it, and your chances for success are good.
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