“Knowledge is power," and all things are to be known in due season. But premature knowledge--knowing at the wrong time--is fatal both to progress and to happiness.” — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
Poetry is the elder sister of history, the mother of language, the ancestress of civilization. — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
Our Heavenly Father is far more merciful, infinitely more charitable, than even the best of his servants, and the Everlasting Gospel is mightier in… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
This was one of the greatest test of his faith he had ever experienced. The thought of deceiving the kind and faithful wife of… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
Sound moral principle is the only sure evidence of strength, the only firm foundation of greatness and perpetuity. Where this is lacking, no man's… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
The God we worship is no respecter of persons, but He is a respecter of men's rights, and a guardian of them-a fact clearly… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
What has history said of eminence without honor, wealth without wisdom, power and possessions without principle? The answer is reiterated in the overthrow of… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
“They sighed: "This leadeth to captivity-- Perchance destruction, ending dark and dire. Yet must we yield to human liberty Its own, e'en though a… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
Nearly all men and women are poetical, to some extent, but very few can be called poets. There are great poets, small poets, and… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
It is my belief that many who think they dislike poetry are really poetical in their natures and are indebted to it, more than… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
There is nothing so important, so imperative, as the delivery of the divine message that has been entrusted to us. — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
It is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire and which will make… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
Poetry is that sentiment of the soul, or faculty of the mind, which enables its possessor to appreciate and realize the heights and depths… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
