Ezra Taft Benson

Ezra Taft Benson

"It is the mark of a truly educated man to know what not to read."
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"It is the mark of a truly educated man to know what not to read."
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"Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons' outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts and picnics, to ball games and recitals, to school programs, and so forth. Having Dad there makes all the difference."
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"The false prophets of Communism predict a utopian society."
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"The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change."
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"Young people, you need the wisdom of age, just as some of us older ones need your enthusiasm for life."
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"In the beginning, Adam was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow - not Eve. Contrary to conventional wisdom, a mother's place is in the home!"
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"Blessed are they who seek to learn wisdom."
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"With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings."
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"If a man does not control his temper, it is a sad admission that he is not in control of his thoughts."
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"Encourage good music and art and literature in your homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and beauty will bless the lives of your children forever."
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"The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they are judged to be on the ladders of worldly success. They feel worthwhile as individuals if the numbers beneath them in achievement, talent, beauty, or intellect are large enough."
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"Yes, one can repent of moral transgression. The miracle of forgiveness is real, and true repentance is accepted of the Lord."
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"If someone wants to marry you outside the temple, whom will you strive to please - God or a mortal? If you insist on a temple marriage, you will be pleasing the Lord and blessing the other party."
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"Beguiling voices in the world cry out for 'alternative lifestyles' for women. They maintain that some women are better suited for careers than for marriage and motherhood."
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"When our children obey the Lord and go to the temple to receive their blessings and enter into the marriage covenant, they enter into the same order of the priesthood that God instituted in the very beginning with father Adam."
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"The moral code of Heaven for both men and women is complete chastity before marriage and full fidelity after marriage."
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"There will always be those little minds who, out of vanity or intellectual display, will attempt to destroy faith in the very foundations of life."
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"A positive self-image has little relationship to our material circumstances."
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"The one man other than my father who made the most lasting impression was an uncle, Serge B. Benson. He taught me in three different classes - but above all, he taught me lessons in moral, physical, and intellectual courage that I have tried to apply in later life."
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"One of the joys of working with boys is that you get your pay as you go along. You can observe the results of your leadership daily... Such satisfaction cannot be purchased at any price it must be earned."
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