--- title: "7 Cannot Quotes By Ezra Taft Benson" description: "7 Cannot quotes by Ezra Taft Benson. Plus more from Ezra Taft Benson and more Cannot sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f5/ezra-taft-benson-443_believe_i-cannot-recall-a-time-that-i-did-not-be_571851.png" --- > [I cannot recall a time that I did not believe in Jesus Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/i-cannot-recall-a-time-that-i-did-not-believe-in-jesus-christ/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f5/ezra-taft-benson-443_believe_i-cannot-recall-a-time-that-i-did-not-be_571851.png) > [It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/it-is-a-fundamental-truth-that-the-responsibilities-of-motherhood-2/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa3/ezra-taft-benson-443_babysitter_it-is-a-fundamental-truth-that-the-respo_755910.jpg) > [You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/you-cannot-help-people-permanently-by-doing-for-them-what-they-can/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/ezra-taft-benson-443_cannot_you-cannot-help-people-permanently-by-do_1113071.png) > [Nations cannot endure in sin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/nations-cannot-endure-in-sin/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1e/ezra-taft-benson-443_cannot_nations-cannot-endure-in-sin-1669916_1669916.png) > [Try as you may, you cannot put the Lord in your debt. For every time you try to do His will, He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/try-as-you-may-you-cannot-put-the-lord-in-your-debt-for-every-time/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/ezra-taft-benson-443_blessings_try-as-you-may-you-cannot-put-the-lord-i_2125335.png) > [One of the joys of working with boys is that you get your pay as you go along. You can observe the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/one-of-the-joys-of-working-with-boys-is-that-you-get-your-pay-as-you/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cee/ezra-taft-benson-443_along_one-of-the-joys-of-working-with-boys-is_2807381.png) > [I have seen what the days of tribulation can do to people. I have seen hunger stalk the streets of Europe. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/i-have-seen-what-the-days-of-tribulation-can-do-to-people-i-have-seen/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/ezra-taft-benson-443_appalling_i-have-seen-what-the-days-of-tribulation_2937961.png) ## Other authors on Cannot ## More by Ezra Taft Benson > [What would God have me do with my life?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/what-would-god-have-me-do-with-my-life/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Records, radio, television, movies, magazines-all are monopolized by the money managers who are guided by one ethic, the words wealth and power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/records-radio-television-movies-magazines-all-are-monopolized-by-the/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Every Latter-day Saint should make the study of this book a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise, he is placing his soul in jeopardy and neglecting that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/every-latter-day-saint-should-make-the-study-of-this-book-a-lifetime/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Do not be caught up in materialism, one of the real plagues of our generation-that is, acquiring things, fast-paced living, and securing career success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/do-not-be-caught-up-in-materialism-one-of-the-real-plagues-of-our/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/most-of-us-think-of-pride-as-self-centeredness-conceit-boastfulness/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [The high cost of low living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-high-cost-of-low-living/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [“We must each of us do our home work. 'My people are destroyed,' said Hosea, 'for lack of knowledge.' We must be wise as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/we-must-each-of-us-do-our-home-work-my-people-are-destroyed-said/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [“Man…need not stand alone. Prayer will open doors; prayer will remove barriers; prayer will ease pressures; prayer will give inner peace and comfort during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/man-need-not-stand-alone-prayer-will-open-doors-prayer-will-remove/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless. A man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/humility-does-not-mean-weakness-it-does-not-mean-timidity-it-does-not/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [The scriptures record remarkable accounts of men whose lives changed dramatically, in an instant, as it were: Alma the Younger, Paul on the road…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-scriptures-record-remarkable-accounts-of-men-whose-lives-changed/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [That government is best which governs the least, so taught the courageous founders of this nation. This simple declaration is diametrically opposed to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/that-government-is-best-which-governs-the-least-so-taught-the/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [No nation which has kept the commandments of God has ever perished, but I say to you that once freedom is lost, only blood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/no-nation-which-has-kept-the-commandments-of-god-has-ever-perished/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Someone has said it is better to appreciate the things you don't own than to own things you don't appreciate. I hope we will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/someone-has-said-it-is-better-to-appreciate-the-things-you-don-t-own/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [“In framing that great document which Gladstone declared ‘the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/in-framing-that-great-document-which-gladstone-declared-the-most/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) > [Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/godly-sorrow-is-a-gift-of-the-spirit-it-is-a-deep-realization-that/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannot/ezra-taft-benson/#itemlist", "name": "7 Cannot Quotes By Ezra Taft Benson", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I cannot recall a time that I did not believe in Jesus Christ.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ezra Taft Benson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/i-cannot-recall-a-time-that-i-did-not-believe-in-jesus-christ/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f5/ezra-taft-benson-443_believe_i-cannot-recall-a-time-that-i-did-not-be_571851.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f5/ezra-taft-benson-443_believe_i-cannot-recall-a-time-that-i-did-not-be_571851.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f5/ezra-taft-benson-443_believe_i-cannot-recall-a-time-that-i-did-not-be_571851.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I cannot recall a time that I did not believe in Jesus Christ.” — Ezra Taft Benson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. 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