What happened to the writer is not what matters; what matters is the large sense that the writer is able to make of what happened.
Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
Our aspirations are our possibilities.
Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
We can act instead of being acted upon.
Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was small.
So far there has been no philosopher in whose hands philosophy has not grown into an apology for knowledge; on this point, at least, every one is an optimist, that the greatest usefulness must be ascribed to knowledge. They are all tyrannized over by logic, and this is optimism in its essence.
If a person wants to enjoy the Spirit of the Lord. . . always cultivate a spirit of gratitude. It is the duty of every Latter-day Saint to cultivate a spirit of gratitude.