We’ve got to have a little humor in our lives. You had better take seriously that which should be taken seriously but, at the same time, we can bring in a touch of humor now and again. If the time ever comes when we can’t smile at ourselves, it will be a sad time.
GORDON B. HINCKLEYYou must ask for God’s help. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.
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Good books are as friends, willing to give to us if we are willing to make a little effort.
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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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Keep your families close together, and love and honor your children.
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Gratitude is a sign of maturity, Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.
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Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.
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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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You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. It’s your choice
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That which comes easily departs easily. That which comes of struggle remains.
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The truest mark of your success in life will be the quality of your marriage.
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Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.
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If Life Gets Too Hard To Stand, Kneel.
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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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Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him.
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No matter how old we become, we can acquire knowledge and use it. We can gather wisdom and profit from it. We can grow and progress and improve-and, in the process, strengthen the lives of those within our circle of influence.
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Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
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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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You can’t plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind.
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Remember that whatever you do or wherever you are, you are never alone.
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A truly educated man never ceases to learn.
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Live today as if you were going to live forever, for you surely shall.
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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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Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.
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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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Work will cure your grief. Serve others.
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Go 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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