562 Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson

One of Satan's greatest tools is pride: to cause a man or a woman to center so much attention on self that he or she becomes insensitive to his Creator or fellow beings. It is a cause for discontent, divorce, teenage rebellion, family indebtedness, and most other problems we face.

You are the one who must decide whose thoughts you will entertain. You are free to choose-but you are not free to alter the consequences of those choices. You will be what you think about what you consistently allow to occupy the stage of your mind.

Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God's.

Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.

I grew up believing that the willingness and ability to work is the basic ingredient of successful farming. Hard, intelligent work is the key. Use it, and your chances for success are good.

Mothers, train up your children in righteousness; do not attempt to save the world and let your own family fall apart.

The earth was cursed for Adam's sake. Work is our blessing, not our doom. God has a work to do, and so should we.

God's revelation to Adam did not instruct Noah how to build the ark.

A father’s duty is to make his home a place of happiness and joy.