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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/blindness-to-larger-contexts-is-a-constitutional-defect-of-human/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

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## More by Hugh Nibley

> [Joseph Smith could not have picked a better year to start The Book of Mormon than 600 B.C.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/joseph-smith-could-not-have-picked-a-better-year-to-start-the-book-of/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [ \[Eve\] 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/eve-sees-through-satan-s-disquise-of-clever-hypocrisy-identifies-him/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [The worst sinners, according to Jesus, are not the harlots and publicans, but the religious leaders with their insistence on proper dress and grooming,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/the-worst-sinners-according-to-jesus-are-not-the-harlots-and/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/only-if-you-reach-the-boundary-will-the-boundary-recede-before-you/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [“Blindness to larger contexts is a constitutional defect of human thinking imposed by the painful necessity of being able to concentrate on only one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/blindness-to-larger-contexts-is-a-constitutional-defect-of-human/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [Careerism is the determination to reign in hell rather than serve in heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/careerism-is-the-determination-to-reign-in-hell-rather-than-serve-in/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [The very helplessness of the public which makes it necessary for them to consult the experts also makes it impossible for them to judge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/the-very-helplessness-of-the-public-which-makes-it-necessary-for-them/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [The unique value of Christianity lies in those things which would never in a million years occur to men if left to themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/the-unique-value-of-christianity-lies-in-those-things-which-would/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [Who is righteous? Anyone who is repenting. No matter how bad he has been, if he is repenting he is a righteous man. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/who-is-righteous-anyone-who-is-repenting-no-matter-how-bad-he-has/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [Competitiveness always rests on the assumption of a life-and-death struggle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/competitiveness-always-rests-on-the-assumption-of-a-life-and-death/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [Being self-taught is no disgrace; but being self-certified is another matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/being-self-taught-is-no-disgrace-but-being-self-certified-is-another/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [Why do people feel guilty about TV? What is wrong with it? Just this: it shuts out all the wonderful things of which the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/why-do-people-feel-guilty-about-tv-what-is-wrong-with-it-just-this-it/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [Nobody loves the rat race, but nobody can think of anything else—Satan has us just where he wants us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/nobody-loves-the-rat-race-but-nobody-can-think-of-anything-else-satan/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [Why read the Book of Mormon? Because angels do not come on trivial errands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/why-read-the-book-of-mormon-because-angels-do-not-come-on-trivial/)

[Hugh Nibley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-nibley/)

> [If you pray for an angel to visit you, you know what he'll do if he comes. He'll just quote the scriptures to you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-nibley/if-you-pray-for-an-angel-to-visit-you-you-know-what-he-ll-do-if-he/)

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