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Life Quotes by David O. McKay
- Motherhood is the one thing in all the world which most truly exemplifies the God-given virtues of creating and sacrificing. Though it carries the woman…
- True happiness comes only by making others happy—the practical application of the Savior's doctrine of losing one's life to gain it. In short, the Christmas…
- As precious as life itself is our heritage of individual freedom, for man's free agency is a God-given gift.
- The true purpose of life is the perfection of humanity through individual effort, under the guidance of God's inspiration.
- The kind of life you live, your disposition, your very nature, will be determined by your thoughts, of which your acts are but the outward…
- True education is awakening a love for truth...opening the eyes of the soul to the great purpose and end of life.
- The character of a child is formed largely during the first twelve years of his life. He spends 16 times as many waking hours in…
- Next to the bestowal of life itself, the right to direct that life is God's greatest gift to man.
- The greatest comfort in this life is having a close relationship with God.
- The aim of education is to develop resources in the child that will contribute to his well-being as long as life endures; to develop power…
- Man is a spiritual being, a soul, and at some period of his life everyone is possessed with an irresistible desire to know his relationship…
- And what is true education? It is awakening a love for truth; giving a just sense of duty; opening the eyes of the soul to…
- Motherhood is the greatest potential influence either for good or ill in human life. The mother's image is the first that stamps itself on the…
- Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.
- All good things require effort. That which is worth having will cost part of your physical being, your intellectual power and your soul power. Let…
- Happiness consists not of having, but of being; not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is a warm glow of the heart at peace with…
- The home is the first and most effective place to learn the lessons of life: truth, honor, virtue, self control, the value of education, honest…
- No man can sincerely resolve to apply to his daily life the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth without sensing a change in his own nature.…
- In choosing a companion, it is necessary to study the disposition, the inheritance, and training of the one with whom you are contemplating making life’s…
- … The most worthy calling in life is that in which man can serve best his fellow man. … The noblest aim in life is…
- No other success [in life] can compensate for failure in the home.
- I'm going to tell you the most important secret of human life. The most critical need of the human soul is to be kind.
- The true purpose of life is the perfection of humanity through individual effort, under the guidance of God's inspiration. Real life is response to the…
- But there is a beauty every girl has—a gift from God, as pure as the sunlight, and as sacred as life. It is a beauty…
- A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions, and no matter what his pretensions in religion, he moves…
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- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle