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title: "1 Busier Quotes By Matthew Kelly"
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> [If you don't have time to pray and read the scriptures, you are busier than God ever intended you to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/if-you-don-t-have-time-to-pray-and-read-the-scriptures-you-are-busier/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

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## More by Matthew Kelly

> [Thought determines action. Do not let your whole life be a reaction to the things that happen around you each day. Let your life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/thought-determines-action-do-not-let-your-whole-life-be-a-reaction-to/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [“Hope is not merely a wish that something good might happen—it is the firm confidence and desire that the promises of God will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/hope-is-not-merely-a-wish-that-something-good-might-happen-it-is-the/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [It has been my experience that nothing changes a person's life more than the discovery of one solitary truth: There is a meaning and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/it-has-been-my-experience-that-nothing-changes-a-person-s-life-more/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [“Discipline is the faithful friend who will introduce you to your true self. Discipline is the worthy protector who will defend you from your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/discipline-is-the-faithful-friend-who-will-introduce-you-to-your-true/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [“The future of your organization and the potential of your employees are intertwined; their destines are linked." - Matthew Kelly, The Dream Manager”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/the-future-of-your-organization-and-the-potential-of-your-employees/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [A mother has a unique perspective. Nobody sees the life of the child the way the child’s mother does—not even the father. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/a-mother-has-a-unique-perspective-nobody-sees-the-life-of-the-child/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [The beauty of Catholicism is every human being's right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/the-beauty-of-catholicism-is-every-human-being-s-right/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [Superficiality is the curse of the modern world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/superficiality-is-the-curse-of-the-modern-world/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [We become the books we read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/we-become-the-books-we-read/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [“we are much more interested in developing self-expression than we are in developing selves that are worth expressing. Personal preference has triumphed over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/we-are-much-more-interested-in-developing-self-expression-than-we-are/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [The challenge life presents to each of us is to become truly ourselves--not the self we have imagined or fantasized about, not the self…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/the-challenge-life-presents-to-each-of-us-is-to-become-truly/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [We don't want to think about our weaknesses. We don't want to talk about them, and we certainly don't want anyone else to point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/we-don-t-want-to-think-about-our-weaknesses-we-don-t-want-to-talk/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [“Withholding love is a bit like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/withholding-love-is-a-bit-like-drinking-poison-and-expecting-the/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [If we will walk humbly with our God, He will lead us by the hand to exactly who and what we need, to those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/if-we-will-walk-humbly-with-our-god-he-will-lead-us-by-the-hand-to/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

> [On the one hand, we all want to be happy. On the other hand, we all know the things that make us happy. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-kelly/on-the-one-hand-we-all-want-to-be-happy-on-the-other-hand-we-all-know/)

[Matthew Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-kelly/)

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