Orson F. Whitney

Poetry is the elder sister of history, the mother of language, the ancestress of civilization.

— Orson F. Whitney

Our Heavenly Father is far more merciful, infinitely more charitable, than even the best of his servants, and the Everlasting Gospel is…

— Orson F. Whitney

This was one of the greatest test of his faith he had ever experienced. The thought of deceiving the kind and faithful…

— Orson F. Whitney

Sound moral principle is the only sure evidence of strength, the only firm foundation of greatness and perpetuity. Where this is lacking,…

— Orson F. Whitney

The God we worship is no respecter of persons, but He is a respecter of men's rights, and a guardian of them-a…

— Orson F. Whitney

What has history said of eminence without honor, wealth without wisdom, power and possessions without principle? The answer is reiterated in the…

— Orson F. Whitney

“They sighed: "This leadeth to captivity-- Perchance destruction, ending dark and dire. Yet must we yield to human liberty Its own, e'en…

— Orson F. Whitney

Nearly all men and women are poetical, to some extent, but very few can be called poets. There are great poets, small…

— Orson F. Whitney

It is my belief that many who think they dislike poetry are really poetical in their natures and are indebted to it,…

— Orson F. Whitney

There is nothing so important, so imperative, as the delivery of the divine message that has been entrusted to us.

— Orson F. Whitney

It is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire and which…

— Orson F. Whitney

Poetry is that sentiment of the soul, or faculty of the mind, which enables its possessor to appreciate and realize the heights…

— Orson F. Whitney

“Education, human education, is the leading out and lifting up of the soul into the ripe, full enjoyment of all its powes…

— Orson F. Whitney

The redemption of Zion is more than the purchase or recovery of lands, the building of cities, or even the founding of…

— Orson F. Whitney

You parents of the wilful and the wayward! Don't give them up. Don't cast them off. They are not utterly lost. The…

— Orson F. Whitney

No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such…

— Orson F. Whitney

The spirit of the gospel is optimistic; it trusts in God and looks on the bright side of things. The opposite or…

— Orson F. Whitney

“Knowledge is power," and all things are to be known in due season. But premature knowledge--knowing at the wrong time--is fatal both…

— Orson F. Whitney

We cannot judge fully of men's works by what we see, or what is said and thought of them; for man is…

— Orson F. Whitney

Jesus Christ was a patriot! His country was the world. His laws were the eternal principles of liberty, and his followers, in…

— Orson F. Whitney

Only those ignorant of what poetry means will ask the question: what is it good for?

— Orson F. Whitney

No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted.

— Orson F. Whitney

Jesus of Nazareth was a poet, no less than a prophet, of pre-eminent genius.

— Orson F. Whitney

The fetters of tyranny were not stricken from America for the sake of Americans alone.

— Orson F. Whitney

There is only one way into the Kingdom of Heaven, but there are many ways into the human heart: and the Church…

— Orson F. Whitney