Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.
GORDON B. HINCKLEYGo forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.
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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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The cause of most of man’s unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now.
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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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I know your lives are busy. I know that you have much to do. But I make you a promise that if you will go to the house of the Lord, you will be blessed; life will be better for you.
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The course of our lives is not determined by great, awesome decisions. Our direction is set by the little day-to-day choices which chart the track on which we run.
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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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You must ask for God’s help. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.
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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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Remember that whatever you do or wherever you are, you are never alone.
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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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Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.
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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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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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Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.
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The greatest job that any mother will ever do will be in nurturing, teaching, lifting, encouraging and rearing her children in righteousness and truth. None other can adequately take her place.
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