--- title: "7 Inspired Quotes By Ezra Taft Benson" description: "7 Inspired quotes by Ezra Taft Benson. Plus more from Ezra Taft Benson and more Inspired sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/ezra-taft-benson-443_been_the-history-of-humanity-has-to-a-large-e_650035.png" --- > [The history of humanity has, to a large extent, been one of groping blindly in the dark, fearing for the future and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-history-of-humanity-has-to-a-large-extent-been-one-of-groping/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/ezra-taft-benson-443_been_the-history-of-humanity-has-to-a-large-e_650035.png) > [It is my firm belief that the God of Heaven raised up the founding fathers and inspired them to establish the Constitution…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/it-is-my-firm-belief-that-the-god-of-heaven-raised-up-the-founding/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/026/ezra-taft-benson-443_belief_it-is-my-firm-belief-that-the-god-of-hea_808719.png) > [Every Latter-day Saint should love the inspired Constitution of the United States - a nation with a spiritual foundation and a prophetic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/every-latter-day-saint-should-love-the-inspired-constitution-of-the/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/ezra-taft-benson-443_constitution_every-latter-day-saint-should-love-the-i_938900.png) > [First, we should become informed about communism, about socialism, and about Americanism. What better way can one become informed than by first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/first-we-should-become-informed-about-communism-about-socialism-and/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/ezra-taft-benson-443_americanism_first-we-should-become-informed-about-co_1559234.png) > [As members of the Lord's Church, we must take missionary work more seriously. The Lord's commission to 'preach the gospel to every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/as-members-of-the-lord-s-church-we-must-take-missionary-work-more/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/ezra-taft-benson-443_blessed_as-members-of-the-lord-s-church-we-must_2035026.jpg) > [A missionary who is inspired by the Spirit of the Lord must be led by that Spirit to choose the proper approach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/a-missionary-who-is-inspired-by-the-spirit-of-the-lord-must-be-led-by/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/ezra-taft-benson-443_approach_a-missionary-who-is-inspired-by-the-spir_2538002.png) > [The Book of Mormon was written for us today. God is the author of the book. It is a record of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-book-of-mormon-was-written-for-us-today-god-is-the-author-of-the/) [Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fc/ezra-taft-benson-443_blessing_the-book-of-mormon-was-written-for-us-to_2835541.png) ## Other authors on Inspired ## 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/inspired/ezra-taft-benson/#itemlist", "name": "7 Inspired Quotes By Ezra Taft Benson", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The history of humanity has, to a large extent, been one of groping blindly in the dark, fearing for the future and yet resisting the guiding hand of inspired men who would willingly lead mankind in the path of safety.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ezra Taft Benson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/the-history-of-humanity-has-to-a-large-extent-been-one-of-groping/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/ezra-taft-benson-443_been_the-history-of-humanity-has-to-a-large-e_650035.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/ezra-taft-benson-443_been_the-history-of-humanity-has-to-a-large-e_650035.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/ezra-taft-benson-443_been_the-history-of-humanity-has-to-a-large-e_650035.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The history of humanity has, to a large extent, been one of groping blindly in the dark, fearing for the…” — Ezra Taft Benson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is my firm belief that the God of Heaven raised up the founding fathers and inspired them to establish the Constitution of this land. 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