Accounts Quote by Joseph Smith, Jr

The Lord is no respector of persons, and will give success to all who work for it. If l can only impress upon the…

— Heber J. Grant

But your job is to work upon yourself: for this you are chosen; the rest is in the hands of God. He who humbles…

— Theophan the Recluse

Genuine Work alone, what thou workest faithfully, that is eternal, as the Almighty Founder and World-Builder himself.

— Thomas Carlyle

For great are you, Lord, and you look kindly on what is humble, but the lofty-minded you regard from afar. Only to those whose…

— Anonymous

“To obtain greatness and strength, a man must have a good character. He is honorable and respected by others. We define him as intelligent,…

— Ellen J. Barrier

Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God;…

— David Brainerd

However great the work that God may achieve by an individual, he must not indulge in self-satisfaction. He ought rather to be all the…

— St. Vincent

“A man comes forth in Israel to make today's prophetic vision tomorrow's agenda; one for whom the teachings of Mount Sinai do not suffice…

— Pinchas Lapide

“Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly…

— Anonymous

The further we travel down the path of enlightenment, the more humble we become. We shouldn't seek to impress others—or allow ourselves to be…

— Philip Toshio Sudo

“At that moment I saw my duty. ‘I will assist.’ I exclaimed, ‘this good divine in his struggle to uphold those domestic virtues without…

— Robert Nathan

Talent and worth are the only eternal grounds of distinction. To these the Almighty has affixed His everlasting patent of nobility. Knowledge and goodness,--these…

— Catharine Sedgwick