Daily toil, however humble it may be, is our daily duty, and by doing it well, we make it a part of our daily worship.

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.

Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father.

If you have a bad thought about yourself, tell it to go to hell because that is exactly where it came from.

I have no wife whom I love so well that I would not put a javelin through her heart, and I would do it with clean hands.

He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.

He that confesseth not that Jesus has come in the flesh and sent Joseph Smith with the fullness of the Gospel to this generation, is not of God, but is anti-christ

The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy

The best remedy for anger is delay.

Pray as if all depended on God and work as if all depended upon you.

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.

If I told you that I imagine love to be a two-way mirror, which side of the mirror would you imagine me standing on?

Be happy, be joyful.

It is better to travel than to arrive. Better, by far, to find your own way than to have someone else choose it for you -- don't you think?

I know the police cause you troubleThey cause trouble everywhereBut when you die and go to heavenYou find no policeman there

If you want to do something then be the best.

Sensing us, the trees tremble in their sleep, The living leaves recoil before our fires, Baring to us war-charred and broken branches, And seeing theirs, we for our own destruction weep.

One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently.

For heaven’s sake, if you don’t know someone’s name, just pretend you do. Do that thing everyone else does, where you vaguely say, “Nice to see you!” and make weak eye contact.

Did your parents build knows you a swing facing a wall when you were a kid?

One joins the movement in a valueless world, Choosing it, till both hurler and the hurled, One moves as well, always toward, toward.