The cause of most of man’s unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now.
GORDON B. HINCKLEYYou are doing the best you can, and that best results in good to yourself and to others. Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure. Get on your knees and ask for the blessings of the Lord;then stand on your feet and do what you are asked to do.
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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.
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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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God will always make a way where there is no way.
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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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A truly educated man never ceases to learn.
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There is nothing that dulls a personality so much as a negative outlook.
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I hope you are reading to your children, out loud. That’s much better than watching television, much better. They won’t get very much out of television except some bad thoughts.
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The truest mark of your success in life will be the quality of your marriage.
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It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future.
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That which comes easily departs easily. That which comes of struggle remains.
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Do not let fear overcome your efforts.
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Life is to be enjoyed, not endured.
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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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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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Pray for the strength to walk the high road, which at times may be lonely but which will lead to peace and happiness and joy supernal.
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