Hugh B. Brown Quotes

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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 two
• If you are to be among the noble you must be noble. If you are to be among the wise, you must be wise, if…
• Prophecy and history predict and record a great and universal apostasy which was to be followed by a restoration as predicted by John in Revelation.…
• Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible.
• Even as water carves monuments of stone, so do our thoughts shape our character.
• If any of you have a desire to be mediocre, you will probably find that you have already achieved your ambition.
• No matter what your past has been, your future is spotless.
• Notable characters do not alone bear trouble; they use it.
• I remember what J. Golden Kimball said when he came down to the stake where I was presiding. I introduced him as the 'Will Rogers'…
• There never was another like you in this world. God throws the mold away every time he makes a man [or woman]... I think He…
• Seek the truth in all fields, and in that search you will need at least three virtues: courage, zest and modesty. The ancients put that…
• 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…
• Look, little currant bush, I am the gardener here, and I know what I want you to be. I didn’t intend you to be a…
• Revealed insights should leave us stricken with the knowledge of how little we really know. It should never lead to an emotional arrogance based upon…
• I should not like to contemplate an existence, especially one that is going to continue forever, if I could not enjoy that existence with those…
• Sometimes during solitude I hear truth spoken with clarity and freshness; uncolored and untranslated it speaks from within myself in a language original but inarticulate,…
• We believe that all men are the spirit children of God, created in his image. This concept is supported by the Holy Bible from Genesis…
• The problem of birth control and voluntary barrenness is poisoning the very fountains of life and defying God's injunction to multiply and replenish the earth.
• The Church has always advised against birth control and that is the only position the Church can take in view of our beliefs with respect…
• The law of the harvest is inexorable (impossible to stop or prevent) . As we sow, so shall we reap.

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