Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we’ll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain.
GORDON B. HINCKLEYThere is nothing that dulls a personality so much as a negative outlook.
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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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There are four pillars to a happy marriage: respect one another as individuals; (give) soft answers; (practice)financial honesty; (conduct) family prayer.
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Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way.
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A truly educated man never ceases to learn.
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Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.
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In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
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Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.
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True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one’s companion.
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Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.
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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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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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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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By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.
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We seldom get into trouble when we speak softly. It is only when we raise our voices that the sparks fly and tiny molehills become great mountains of contention.
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