212 Quotes by David O. McKay

Motherhood is the one thing in all the world which most truly exemplifies the God-given virtues of creating and sacrificing. Though it carries the woman close to the brink of death, motherhood also leads her into the very realm of the fountains of life and makes her co-partner with the Creator in bestowing upon eternal spirits mortal life.

When a Father takes the child by the hand, he takes the Mother by the Heart.... The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother....

Character is the aim of true education; and science, history, and literature are but means used to accomplish this desired end.

The kind of life you live, your disposition, your very nature, will be determined by your thoughts, of which your acts are but the outward expression. Thought is the seed of action.

I wish to emphasize the fact that our homes should be more attractive and that more of our amusements should be in the home instead of the streets.

Let husband and wife never speak to one another in loud tones,unless the house is on fire.

All men who have moved the world have been men who would stand true to their conscience.

If our young people could but glimpse it, it would be the most powerful spiritual motivation of their lives!

Brothers and sisters, I believe that there are few, even temple workers, who comprehend the full meaning and power of the temple endowment. Seen for what it is, it is the step-by-step ascent into the Eternal Presence. If our young people could but glimpse it, it would be the most powerful spiritual motivation of their lives.