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> [More thinking is required, and we should all exercise our God-given right to think and be unafraid to express our opinions, with proper respect for those to whom we talk and proper acknowledgment of our own shortcomings. We must preserve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/more-thinking-is-required-and-we-should-all-exercise-our-god-given/)

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## More by Hugh B. Brown

> [Revealed insights should leave us stricken with the knowledge of how little we really know. It should never lead to an emotional arrogance based…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/revealed-insights-should-leave-us-stricken-with-the-knowledge-of-how/)

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> [The Church has always advised against birth control and that is the only position the Church can take in view of our beliefs with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/the-church-has-always-advised-against-birth-control-and-that-is-the/)

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> [A wholesome sense of humor will be a safety valve that will enable you to apply the lighter touch to heavy problems and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/a-wholesome-sense-of-humor-will-be-a-safety-valve-that-will-enable/)

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> [“Mothers are the first professors in the school of character.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/mothers-are-the-first-professors-in-the-school-of-character/)

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> [ There never was another like you in this world. God throws the mold away every time he makes a man \[or woman\]... I think… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/there-never-was-another-like-you-in-this-world-god-throws-the-mold/)

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> [Keep in mind the challenging fact that your aim is not to get ahead of others, but to surpass yourself; to begin today to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/keep-in-mind-the-challenging-fact-that-your-aim-is-not-to-get-ahead/)

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> [Sometimes during solitude I hear truth spoken with clarity and freshness; uncolored and untranslated it speaks from within myself in a language original but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/sometimes-during-solitude-i-hear-truth-spoken-with-clarity-and/)

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> [Every man is a diary in which he writes one story while intending to write another. His humblest moment is when he compares the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/every-man-is-a-diary-in-which-he-writes-one-story-while-intending-to/)

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> [I should not like to contemplate an existence, especially one that is going to continue forever, if I could not enjoy that existence with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/i-should-not-like-to-contemplate-an-existence-especially-one-that-is/)

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> [We are not endeavoring to get ahead of others, but to surpass ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/we-are-not-endeavoring-to-get-ahead-of-others-but-to-surpass-ourselves/)

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> [If any of you have a desire to be mediocre, you will probably find that you have already achieved your ambition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/if-any-of-you-have-a-desire-to-be-mediocre-you-will-probably-find/)

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> [The law of the harvest is inexorable (impossible to stop or prevent) . As we sow, so shall we reap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/the-law-of-the-harvest-is-inexorable-impossible-to-stop-or-prevent-as/)

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> [“As we go forward in life, we come more and more to realize the wisdom of being obedient, not because we are afraid of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/as-we-go-forward-in-life-we-come-more-and-more-to-realize-the-wisdom/)

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> [Notable characters do not alone bear trouble; they use it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/notable-characters-do-not-alone-bear-trouble-they-use-it/)

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> [Physical fitness contributes to all other aspects of personal development and makes for rich and radiant living](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-b-brown/physical-fitness-contributes-to-all-other-aspects-of-personal/)

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