Brigham Young Quotes

When man desires to live as long as a tree, his diet will be fruit.

If I had the choice of educating a boy or a girl, I would educate the girl. If you educate a boy, you educate one, but if you educate a girl, you educate a generation.

Every day is judgment day-use it.

A lawyer's duty is to read the law well himself, then tell the people what it is, and let them act upon it.

I love the Constitution and government of this land, but I hate the damned rascals that administer the government.

As to your families my counsel is, never lay down your authority to a wife or child, but treat them so kindly they will never want to leave you.

The gifts of the Gospel are given to strengthen the faith of the believer.

The present Constitution, with a few alterations of a trifling nature, is just as good as we want; and if it is sustained on this land of Joseph, it will be done by us and our posterity.

All the difference between men and angels is, men are passing through the day of trial that angels have already passed through.

Will you stop drinking whiskey? Let me plead with you to do so. And if the sisters would not think it oppressive, I would ask them to not drink quite so much strong tea.

Now, there is no harm in a teapot, even if it contains tea, if it is let alone.

We must not love the world, nor the things of the world, until the world is sanctified and prepared to be presented to the Father with the Saints upon it; then they will inhabit it for ever and ever.

At times our children may not be in possession of a good spirit; but if the parent continues to possess the good Spirit, the children will have the bad spirit but a short time.

My people must be tried in all things, that they may be prepared to receive the glory that I have for them.

My faith does not lead me to think the Lord will provide us with roast pig, bread already buttered, etc. He will provide us with the ability to raise the grain.

Can we fight against and subdue ourselves? That is the greatest difficulty we ever encountered, and the most arduous warfare we ever engaged in.

The people must have amusement as well as religion...every pure enjoyment is from heaven.

Do not reject anything because it is new or strange, and do not sneer nor jeer at what comes from the Lord, for if we do, we endanger our salvation.

Do you think that people will obey the truth because it is true, unless they love it? No, they will not. Truth is obeyed when it is loved.

I will here say to parents, that kind words and loving actions towards children, will subdue their uneducated nature a great deal better than the rod, or, in other words, than physical punishment.

Learn to be good for something.

God himself is increasing and progressing in knowledge, power, and dominion, and will do so, worlds without end.

I shall not cease learning while I live, nor when I arrive in the spirit-world… and when I again receive my body, I shall …still continue my researches

It is bad enough to see young fools, but worse to see old fools.

Let not the tongue give utterance to the evil that is in thine heart, but command thy tongue to be silent until good shall prevail over evil.

It's better to die doing good than to live doing evil.

One thing is certain, wherever we go there is a proof that the people are keeping the commandments of the Lord, especially the first one -- to multiply and replenish the earth.

Some would have us believe that God is present everywhere. It is not so

I say, if you want to enjoy exquisitely, become a Latter-day Saint, and then live the doctrine of Jesus Christ.

We are prepared for some things, and we receive just as fast as we prepare ourselves.

If we are not one, we are not in the true sense of the word the disciples of the Lord Jesus.

Jesus Christ was not begotten by the Holy Ghost.

Jesus, our elder brother, was begotten in the flesh by the same character that was in the garden of Eden, and who is our Father in Heaven.

If you first gain power to check your words, you will then begin to have power to check your judgment, and at length actually gain power to check your thoughts and reflections.

Sweet harmonious sounds give exquisite joy to human beings capable of appreciating music. I delight in hearing harmonious tones made by the human voice, by musical instruments, and by both combined.

Let us continue to improve until we are filled with the knowledge of the truth. We have yet much to learn.

What we commonly call death does not destroy the body, it only causes a separation of spirit and body.

The Lord chose Joseph Smith, called upon him at fourteen years of age, gave him vision, and led him along, guided and directed him in his obscurity.

If we hearken to counsel, we shall be the best people in the world; we shall be as a bright light set upon a hill, that cannot be hid, or like a candle upon a candlestick.

Take up the Bible, compare the religion of the Latter-day Saints with it, and see if it will stand the test

For their abuse of [the Black African] race, the whites will be cursed, unless they repent.

I find no fault with the Constitution or laws of our country, they are good enough. It is the abuse of those laws which I despise, and which God, good men and angels abhor.

I arose and spoke substantially as follows: ... I love the government and the constitution of the United States, but I do not love the damned rascals who administer the government.

If we ever walk in streets paved with gold, we will have placed it there ourselves.

All rational beings have an agency of their own; and according to their own choice they will be saved or damned.

There is no calling of God to man on earth but what brings with it the evidence of its authenticity.

Fear arises from the weakness of the flesh over which the devil has power.

Mend it, fix it, make do, or do without.

This is the greatest wealth we possess: to know how to direct our labors rightly.

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.