Wherever we look in the ancient world the past has been controlled, but nowhere more rigorously than in the history of the Christian church. The methods of control, wherever we find them, fall under three general heads which might be… — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
Joseph Smith could not have picked a better year to start The Book of Mormon than 600 B.C. — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
[Eve] sees through Satan's disquise of clever hypocrisy, identifies him, and exposes him for what he is...[ever since Satan has] had it in for… — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
The worst sinners, according to Jesus, are not the harlots and publicans, but the religious leaders with their insistence on proper dress and grooming, their careful observance of all the rules, their precious concern for status symbols, their strict legality, their pious patriotism... the haircut becomes the test of virtue in a world where Satan deceives and rules by appearances. — Hugh Nibley Copy Share
Only if you reach the boundary will the boundary recede before you. And if you don't, if you confine your efforts, the boundary will… — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
“Blindness to larger contexts is a constitutional defect of human thinking imposed by the painful necessity of being able to concentrate on only one thing at a time. We forget as we virtuously concentrate on that one thing that hundreds of other things are going on at the same time and on every side of us, things that are just… — Hugh Nibley Copy Share
Careerism is the determination to reign in hell rather than serve in heaven. — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
The very helplessness of the public which makes it necessary for them to consult the experts also makes it impossible for them to judge… — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
The unique value of Christianity lies in those things which would never in a million years occur to men if left to themselves. — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
Who is righteous? Anyone who is repenting. No matter how bad he has been, if he is repenting he is a righteous man. There is hope for him. And no matter how good he has been all his life, if he is not repenting, he is a wicked man. The difference is which way you are facing. The man on… — Hugh Nibley Copy Share
Competitiveness always rests on the assumption of a life-and-death struggle. — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
Being self-taught is no disgrace; but being self-certified is another matter. — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
Why do people feel guilty about TV? What is wrong with it? Just this: it shuts out all the wonderful things of which the… — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
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