Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.
Honest hearts produce honest actions.
Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?
The men and women, who desire to obtain seats in the celestial kingdom, will find that they must battle every day.
A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.
If you wish to get rich, save what you get. A fool can earn money; but it takes a wise man to save and dispose of it to his own advantage.
Brother Cannon remarked that people wondered how many wives and children I had. He may inform them that I shall have wives and children by the million, and glory, and riches, and power, and dominion, and kingdom after kingdom, and reign triumphantly.
Every accomplishment, every refined talent, every useful attainment in mathematics, music, and in all sciences, and art belong to the Saints.
Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere.
Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?
There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.
True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what’s right.
Don’t try to tear down other people’s religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it’s glories.
We went west willingly – because we had to.
We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.
Let us have compassion upon each other, and let the strong tenderly nurse the weak into strength, and let those who can see guide the blind until they can see the way for themselves.
The principle of love within us is an attribute of the Deity, and it is placed within us to be dispensed independently according to our own will.
No matter what your circumstances are, whether you are in prosperity or in adversity, you can learn from every person, transaction, and circumstance around you.
If you are without bread, how much wisdom can you boast and of what real utility are your talents, if you cannot procure for yourselves and save against a day of scarcity those substances designed to sustain your natural lives?
Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.