"Like Jesus, we can decide, daily or instantly,……" — Neal A. Maxwell
"Like Jesus, we can decide, daily or instantly, to give no heed to temptation (see D&C 20:22). We can respond to irritation with a smile instead of scowl, or by giving warm praise instead of icy indifference. By our being understanding instead of abrupt, others, in turn, may decide to hold on a little longer rather than to give way. Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness."
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231 Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell
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At the center of our agency is our freedom to form a healthy attitude toward whatever circumstances we are placed…
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During our mortal schooling in submissiveness, we will see the visible crosses that some carry, but other crosses will go…
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If one is devoid of hope and thanksgiving, he cannot for long remain sinless, for he will, in despair, have…
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The enlarging of the soul requires not only some remodeling, but some excavating.
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Regarding trials, including of our faith and patience, there are no exemptions-only variations.
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Don't fear, just live right.
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In contrast to the path of selfishness, there is no room for road rage on the straight and narrow way.
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We are vulnerable if we can be taken by a wave of emotion, invaded by an invidious impulse, roughed up…
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Ironically, brothers and sisters, the natural man who is so very selfish in so many ordinary ways is strangely unselfish…
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A patient willingness to defer dividends is a hallmark of individual maturity.
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Looking for honest ways to lift one another would . . . be more beneficial to our own self-esteem, for…
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Mother lode of learning.
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Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.
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