Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.
GORDON B. HINCKLEYWe 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.
More Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes
-
-
Whatever you do, do well. Be good at it. Stand a little taller. Be a little stronger. Be a little better.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand at the head of impressive corporations.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
Limitless is your potential. Magnificent is your future.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
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. HINCKLEY -
By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
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.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
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.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
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.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
If you do not choose the kingdom of God, it does not matter what you choose instead.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
The singing of hymns and the rendition of selections from the great sacred oratorios by ward choirs all enhance the spirit of worship.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY -
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.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY