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

Teachings and ideologies subversive to the fundamental principles of this great Republic, which are contrary to the Constitution of the United States, or which are detrimental to the progress of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be condemned, whether advocated by Republicans or Democrats.

An essential virtue is humility. ... The principle of humility and prayer leads one to feel a need of divine guidance. Self-reliance is a virtue, but with it should go a consciousness of the need of superior help-a consciousness that as you walk firmly in the pathway of duty, there is a possibility of your making a misstep; and with that consciousness is a prayer, a pleading that God will inspire you to avoid that false step

The world is hungry to hear the truth. ... We have it. Are we equal to the task-to the responsibility God has placed upon us?

An unsatisfied appetite for knowledge means progress and is the state of a normal mind.

A man's reaction to his appetites and impulses when they are roused gives the measure of that man's character. In these reactions are revealed the man's power to govern or his forced servility to yield.

It is possible to make home a bit of heaven; indeed, I picture heaven to be a continuation of the ideal home