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Them Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson
- Our enmity toward God takes on many labels, such as rebellion, hard-heartedness, stiff-neckedness, unrepentant, puffed up, easily offended, and sign seekers. The proud wish God…
- To lose yourself in righteous service to others can lift your sights and get your mind off personal problems, or at least put them in…
- God our Father, Jesus, our Elder Brother and our Redeemer, and the Holy Ghost, the Testator, are perfect. They know us best and love us…
- The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they are judged to…
- When our Heavenly Father placed Adam and Eve on this earth, He did so with the purpose in mind of teaching them how to regain…
- We can choose to humble ourselves by conquering enmity toward our brothers and sisters, esteeming them as ourselves, and lifting them as high or higher…
- And so today, the undermining of the home and family is on the increase, with the devil anxiously working to displace the father as the…
- If you want to get the spirit of the gospel in your home, support the missionary program. Prepare your sons and daughters through your home…
- 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.…
- Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.
- Too often we bask in our comfortable complacency and rationalize that the ravages of war, economic disaster, famine, and earth quake cannot happen here. Those…
- Grandparents can have a profound influence on their grandchildren. Their time is generally not as encumbered and busy as the parents', so books can be…
- Mothers, take time to be a real friend to your children. Listen to your children, really listen. Talk with them, laugh and joke with them,…
- Have good associates or don't associate at all. Be careful in the selection of your friends. If in the presence of certain persons you are…
- We cannot do everything at once, but we can do a great deal if we choose our goals well and work diligently to attain them.
- Encourage your children to come to you for counsel with their problems and questions by listening to them every day. Discuss with them such important…
- The proud wish God would agree with them. They are not interested in changing their opinions to agree with God's.
- The devil knows that if the elders of Israel should ever wake up, they could step forth and help preserve freedom and extend the gospel.…
- If men come unto me, I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace…
- You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
- Your most important friendships should be with your own brothers and sisters and with your father and mother. Love your family. Be loyal to them.…
- If you are a single parent, make friends with others in similar situations and develop friendships with married couples. Counsel with your priesthood leaders. Let…
- Young people especially sometimes feel that the standards of the Lord are like fences and chains, blocking them from those activities that seem most enjoyable…
More Them Quotes
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster