Education Quotes by David O. McKay

12 Education quotes by David O. McKay

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McKay’s perspective blends faith with practical advice, reminding readers that education can lift both spirit and circumstance. Though the set is modest, each quote offers a gentle nudge toward personal growth.

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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.

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

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

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True education seeks to make men and women not only good mathematicians, proficient linguists, profound scientists, or brilliant literary lights, but also…

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I think it must be apparent to every thinking mind that the noblest of all professions is that of teaching, and that…

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Wisdom is the right application of knowledge; and true education...is the application of knowledge to the development of a noble and Godlike…

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“The home is the first and most effective place to learn the lessons of life: truth, honor, virtue, self control, the value…

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Teachings and ideologies subversive to the fundamental principles of this great Republic, which are contrary to the Constitution of the United States,…

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No man can sincerely resolve to apply to his daily life the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth without sensing a change in…

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The aim of education is to develop resources in the child that will contribute to his well-being as long as life endures;…

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And what is true education? It is awakening a love for truth; giving a just sense of duty; opening the eyes of…

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“A man may possess a profound knowledge of history and mathematics; he may be an authority in psychology, biology, or astronomy; he…

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Adversity itself may lead toward and not away from God and spiritual enlightenment; and privation may prove a source of strength if we can…

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No parent can consistently teach faith in Christ who profanes the name of Deity. Profanity is never heard in the well-ordered home. Swearing is…

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

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“No thing worth while is obtained in this life without sacrificing, without putting forth effort. The evil one thrusts things upon us but God…

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There are seeds of happiness in every soul. Our mental attitude and dispositions constitute the environment in which these seeds germinate. There is as…

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