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“Happiness consists not of having, but of being; not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is a warm glow of the heart at peace with itself. A martyr at the stake may have happiness that a king on his throne might envy. Man is the creator of his own happiness. It is the aroma of life, lived in harmony with high ideals. For what a man has he may be dependent upon others; what he is rests with him alone.”
― David O. McKay, Pathways to Happiness

“The purpose of the church is to make bad men good and good men better.”
― David O. McKay

“True education does not consist merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature, or art, but in the development of character.”
― David O. McKay

“Women were created from the rib of man to be beside him, not from his head to top him, nor from his feet to be trampled by him, but from under his arm to be protected by him, near to his heart to be loved by him.”
― Matthew Henry, An exposition of the Old and New Testament Volume 6

“That which a man continually thinks about determines his actions in times of opportunity and stress. I will know what you are if you tell me what you think about when you don't have to think. ”
― David O. McKay

“All good things require effort. That which is worth having will cost part of your physical being, your intellectual power and your soul power. Let us ever keep in mind that life is largely what we make it.”
― David O. McKay

“What you think about when you don't think, shows who you really are.”
― David O. McKay

“The noblest calling in the world is motherhood. True motherhood is the most beautiful of all arts, the greatest of all professions. She who can paint a masterpiece, or who can write a book that will influence millions, deserve the plaudits and admiration of mankind; but she who rears successfully a family of healthy, beautiful sons and daughters whose immortal souls will exert influence throughout the ages long after paintings shall have faded, and books and statues shall have decayed or been destroyed, deserves the highest honor that man can give, and the choicest blessings of God.”
― David O. McKay

“Trust is greater than love.”
― David O. McKay

“The purpose of the gospel is to make bad men good and good men better, and to change human nature.”
― David O Mckay

“Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.”
― David O. McKay

“No man can sincerely resolve to apply to his daily life the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth without sensing a change in his own nature. The phrase, 'born again', has a deeper significance than many people attach to it. This changed feeling may be indescribable, but it is real.”
― David O. McKay

“Wisdom is the right application of knowledge; and true education...is the application of knowledge to the development of a noble and Godlike character.”
― David O. McKay, Gospel Ideals: Selections from the Discourses of David O. McKay

“I think it must be apparent to every thinking mind that the noblest of all professions is that of teaching, and that upon the effectiveness of that teaching hangs the destiny of nations.”
― David O. McKay

“As with companions so with books. We may choose those which will make us better, more intelligent, more appreciative of the good and the beautiful in the world, or we may choose the trashy, the vulgar, the obscene, which will make us feel as though we've been 'wallowing in the mire.”
― David O. McKay

“Youth need guidance, direction, and proper restraint...Parents, too, have a responsibility in this training not to provoke children to wrath. They should be considerate not to irritate by vexatious commands or place unreasonable blame. Whenever possible they should give encouragement rather than remonstrance or reproof.”
― David O. McKay

“I'm going to tell you the most important secret of human life. The most critical need of the human soul is to be kind.”
― David O. McKay

“No other success can compensate for failure in the home.”
― J. E. McCulloch

“Soul mates' are fiction and an illusion; and while every young man and young woman will seek with all diligence and prayerfulness to find a mate with whom life can be most compatible and beautiful, yet it is certain that almost any good man and any good woman can have happiness and a successful marriage if both are willing to pay the price.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“Love people, not things; use things, not people. ”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our needs.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“Profanity is the effort of a feeble brain to express itself forcibly.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“We learn to do by doing.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“Life gives to all the choice. You can satisfy yourself with mediocrity if you wish. You can be common, ordinary, dull, colorless, or yyou can channel your life so that it will be clean, vibrant, useful, progressive, colorful, and rich.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“I ask you, what good is a big picture window and the lavish appointments and a priceless decor in a home if there is no mother there?”
― Spencer W. Kimball, The Miracle of Forgiveness

“My life is like my shoes, worn out by service.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“Do it.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“It is not so much what we know that is important, as what we are and what we do.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“Any excuse for non-performance, no matter how valid, weakens character.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“Many couples permit their marriages to become stale and their love to grow cold like old bread or worn-out jokes or cold gravy. These people will do well to reevaluate, to renew their courting, to express their affection, to acknowledge kindness, and to increase their consideration so their marriage again can become beautiful, sweet, and growing. While marriage is difficult, and discordant and frustrated marriages are common, yet real, lasting happiness is possible, and marriage can be more an exultant ecstasy than the human mind can conceive.”
― Spencer W. Kimball