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True education is awakening a love for truth ... opening the eyes of the soul to the great purpose and end of life.

Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.

Pleasure is not the purpose of man's existence. Joy is.

Do your duty, that is best; leave unto the Lord the rest.

The best means of preaching the gospel is by personal contact.

Peace springs from righteousness in the soul, from upright living.

Love is the divinest attribute of the human soul.

If we would change the world, we must first change people's thoughts.

Today, as never before, the issue is clearly defined-liberty and freedom of choice, or oppression and subjugation for the individual and for nations.

Choose your mate not alone for physical attraction, but for congenial and spiritual companionship.

Music is truly the universal language, and when it is excellently expressed how deeply it moves our souls

Seek to share joy with others, or to make somebody else happy, and you will find your own soul radiant with the joy you wished for another.

I never think of death: I am too busy thinking of life.

To be carnally minded is to be spiritually dead

Sincere prayer implies that when we ask for any virtue or blessing, we should work for the blessing and cultivate the virtue.

The greatest work we will ever do will be within the walls of our home.

It is written that he who governs well, leads the blind; But that he who teaches, gives them eyes.

Anger itself does more harm than the condition which aroused anger.

The real test of any church or religion is the kind of men it makes.

The greatest comfort in this life is having a close relationship with God.

I believe that only through a truly educated citizenry can the ideals that inspired the Founding Fathers of our nation be preserved and perpetuated.

Trust is greater than love.

Into the soul of every student I would have instilled the patriotic fervor of Patrick Henry.

[One] principle that actuated the lives of the fathers who founded our Constitution was faith in God.

The seeds of a happy marriage are sown in youth. Happiness does not begin at the altar; it begins during the period of youth and courtship.

The greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the silent chambers of the soul.

Next to the bestowal of life itself, the right to direct that life is God;s greatest gift to man.

Thoughts that most frequently occupy the mind determine a man's course of action.

That home is most beautiful in which you find each person striving to serve the other.

The purpose of the gospel is to make bad men good and good men better, and to change human nature.

The first condition of happiness is a clear conscience.

The privilege to work is a gift.
The power to work is a blessing.
The love of work is success.

This age is fraught with limitless perils, as well as untold possibilities.

An Unsatisfied Appetite for Knowledge Means Progress and Is the State of a Normal Mind

The purpose of the church is to make bad men good and good men better.

If you would be happy, render a kind service, make somebody else happy.

Character is the aim of true education; and science, history, and literature are but means used to accomplish this desired end.

There is no development of character without resistance, there is no growth of spirituality without overcoming.

There is no success which can compensate for the failure of the family.

Let husband and wife never speak to one another in loud tones,unless the house is on fire.

True education does not consist merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature, or art, but in the development of character.

Being a parent is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.

Everyone is possessed with an irresistible desire to know his relationship to the Infinite.

When harmony, mutual consideration and trust pass out of the home, hell enters in.

All men who have moved the world have been men who would stand true to their conscience.

You cannot think of any greater gift that could come to a man or woman than the freedom of choice.

If our young people could but glimpse it, it would be the most powerful spiritual motivation of their lives!

The Gospel of Jesus Christ can make bad men good and good men better, can alter human nature, and can change human lives.

Man's greatest happiness comes from losing himself for the good of others.

As long as the day lasts, let's give it all we got.

He who harbors hatred and bitterness injures himself far more than the one towards whom he manifests these evil propensities.

In the well-ordered home we may experience a taste of heaven.

Always remember that a soldier's pack is lighter than a slave's chains.

What-e're thou art,
Act well thy part.

Even a barn looks better when it's painted

The first contributing factor to a happy home is the sublime virtue of loyalty, one of the noblest attributes of the human soul.

The latest I like to be to meeting is 15 minutes early

The most powerful thing in the world is an idea.

The home is the basis of a righteous life and no other instrumentality can take its place nor fulfill its essential functions.

The basis of all sin is selfishness.

Live and let live" is an old adage. "Live and help live" is a better one.

There should be no yelling in the home unless there is a fire.

I'm going to tell you the most important secret of human life. The most critical need of the human soul is to be kind.

The world is hungry to hear the truth ... We have it. Are we equal to the task-to the responsibility God has placed upon us?

Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men.

Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.

Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.

[Liberty] is freedom of choice, a divine gift, an essential virtue in a peaceful society.

Slander is poison to the soul.

No greater responsibility can rest upon a man, than to be a teacher of God's children

What you think about when you don't have to think, shows what you really are.

The greatest spiritual blessing comes from helping another.

I wish to emphasize the fact that our homes should be more attractive and that more of our amusements should be in the home instead of the streets.

Gossip bespeaks either a vacant mind or one that entertains jealousy or envy.

What you think about when you don't think, shows who you really are.

To be ignorant of one's own ignorance is to be in an unprogressive, uninspired state of existence.