Wisdom is the right application of knowledge; and true education...is the application of knowledge to the development of a noble and Godlike character.

Adversity itself may lead toward and not away from God and spiritual enlightenment; and privation may prove a source of strength if we can but keep a sweetness of mind and spirit.

The purpose of the church is to make bad men good and good men better.

That home is most beautiful in which you find each person striving to serve the other.

Well,’ you may ask, ‘how may I know when I am in love?’ . . . George Q. Morris [who later became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, gave this reply]: ‘My mother once said that if you meet a girl in whose presence you feel a desire to achieve, who inspires you to do your best, and to make the most of yourself, such a young woman is worthy of your love and is awakening love in your heart.

Happiness consists not of having, but of being. It is a warm glow of the heart at peace with itself.

Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.