73 quotes found
“Blessed are they who seek to learn wisdom.”
“Pride is ugly. It says, 'If you succeed, I am a failure.'”
“Bad experience is a school that only fools keep going to.”
“The false prophets of Communism predict a utopian society.”
“It is the mark of a truly educated man to know what not to read.”
“Do not make your mind a dumping ground for other people's garbage.”
“Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He can deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, streng...”
“My young sisters, we have such hope for you. We have such great expectations for you. Don't settle for less than what the Lord wants you to be...Give me a young woman who loves home and family, who...”
“Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another?”
“Contention in our families drives the Spirit of the Lord away. It also drives many of our family members away. Contention ranges from a hostile spoken word to worldwide conflicts.”
“The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people out of the slums. Christ would take the slums out of people, and then they would take themselves...”
“While you are going through your trial, you can recall your past victories and count the blessings that you do have with a sure hope of greater ones to allow if you are faithful.”
“The central feature of pride is enmityenmity toward God and enmity toward our fellowmen. Enmity means hatred toward, hostility to, or a state of opposition. It is the power by which Satan wishes to...”
“It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enam...”
“If we do not feel like praying, then we should pray until we do feel like praying.”
“When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives.”
“There is, however, a far more common ailment among usand that is pride from the bottom looking up. It is manifest in so many ways, such as faultfinding, gossiping, backbiting, and murmuring, living...”
“In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous prideit is always considered a sin. Therefore, no matter how the world uses the term, we must understand how God uses the term so we can unders...”
“We can choose to humble ourselves by receiving counsel and chastisement. We can choose to humble ourselves by forgiving those who have offended us. We can choose to humble ourselves by rendering se...”
“We can choose to humble ourselves by conquering enmity toward our brothers and sisters, esteeming them as ourselves, and lifting them as high as or higher than we are.”
“Yes, brothers and sisters, the mission of the Church is glorious-to invite all of us to come unto Christ through proclaiming the gospel, perfecting our lives, and redeeming our dead. As we come unt...”
“The proud wish God would agree with them. They are not interested in changing their opinions to agree with God's.”
“Pride adversely affects all our relationshipsour relationship with God and His servants, between husband and wife, parent and child, employer and employee, teacher and student, and all mankind. Our...”
“The proud cannot accept the authority of God giving direction to their lives. (See Helaman 12:6.) They pit their perceptions of truth against Gods great knowledge, their abilities versus Gods pries...”
“Now, brethren, do not expect perfection in your choice of a mate. Do not be so particular that you overlook her most important qualities of having a strong testimony, living the principles of the g...”
