343 Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell

The Savior knows what it’s like to die of cancer.

At times God’s best pupils experience the most rigorous and continuous courses. Eventually those who prove to be men of Christ will thereby become distinguished alumni of life’s school of affliction, graduating with honors.

We can hold to the iron rod even if others slip away and a few end up mocking us from “the great and spacious building.”

A vague goal is no goal at all. The Ten Commandments wouldn’t be very impressive, for instance, if they weren’t specific, but simply were couched in a phraseology such as ’thou shalt not be a bad person.

As we come closer to Him, we not only “stand all amazed”-we even kneel all amazed!

As George MacDonald wisely wrote, “The one principle of hell is, I am my own!” 4 Fierce pride usually protects this wrong perception.

We can’t dwell upon another’s ingratitude without using up our time and talents unprofitably.

He did not let yesterday hold tomorrow hostage. There was a willingness on his part to forget. Forgetting facilitates the generosity that springs from Christlike charity.

One simply cannot come to a cause like the kingdom of God, with its celestial concepts, and not appreciate and identify with what Ammon said: “Behold, I say unto you, I cannot say the smallest part which I feel.”