“He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.”

“I am more afraid that this people have so much confidence in their leaders that they will not inquire for themselves of God whether they are led by him. I am fearful they settle down in a state of ...”

“If you educate a man you educate a person, but if you educate a woman you educate a family”

“If I do not know the will of my Father, and what He requires of me in a certain transaction, if I ask Him to give me wisdom concerning any requirement in my life, or in regard to my own course, or ...”

“Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.”

“If you are ever called upon to chasten a person, never chasten beyond the balm you have within you to bind up.”

“Jesus never pussyfooted”

“We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon.”

“Hoarded things might easily become a menace; a mere fire-and-theft risk; a breeding-ground for destructive insects; a source of worry. Men would have plenty of anxieties, but there was no sense in ...”

“There are few ways in which good people do more harm to those who take them seriously than to defend the gospel with arguments that won't hold water. Many of the difficulties encountered by young p...”

“Any task in life is easier if we approach it with the one at a time attitude. ... To cite a whimsical saying; 'If you chase two rabbits, both of them will escape.' No one is adequate to do everythi...”

“Modern scientific findings harmonize with revelation through the ages. No conflict exists between the gospel and any truth .... All true principles are a part of the gospel of Jesus Christ. There i...”

“Neither Emma's tears nor her rage were enough to make Joseph monogamous, however; nor were the prevailing mores of the day. He kept falling rapturously in love with women not his wife. And because ...”

“They left their encampment with dirt-covered linen strewn about the abandoned grounds amongst clothes, shoes, childrens toys and other discarded belongings. The handcart wheels crunched over them, ...”