The cause of most of man’s unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now.
GORDON B. HINCKLEYYou 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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You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. It’s your choice
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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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We are creatures of our thinking. We can talk ourselves into defeat or we can talk ourselves into victory.
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I am suggesting that we spend a little less time in idleness, in the fruitless pursuit of watching inane and empty television programs. Time so utilized can be put to better advantage, and the consequences will be wonderful.
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I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world. It may be ever so small, but it will count for the greater good.
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Limitless is your potential. Magnificent is your future.
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I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the divinity within you. Do we really realize what it means to be a child of God, to have within us something of the divine nature?
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Keep your families close together, and love and honor your children.
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The truest mark of your success in life will be the quality of your marriage.
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We live in a world where knowledge is developing at an ever-accelerating rate. Drink deeply from this ever-springing well of wisdom and human experience.
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Love is like the North Star. In a changing world, it’s always constant.
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Work will cure your grief. Serve others.
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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.
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Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.
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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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