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1 " True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion. "
― Gordon B. Hinckley , Stand a Little Taller
2 " Life is to be enjoyed, not endured "
― Gordon B. Hinckley
3 " In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured. "
4 " It is not so much the major events as the small day-to-day decisions that map the course of our living. . . Our lives are, in reality, the sum total of our seemingly unimportant decisions and of our capacity to live by those decisions. "
5 " Through all of living have much joy and laughter, life is to be enjoyed, not just endured. "
6 " Try a little harder to be a little better. "
7 " How sweet is the assurance, how comforting is the peace that come from the knowledge that if we marry right and live right, our relationship will continue, notwithstanding the certainty of death and the passage of time. Men may write love songs and sing them. They may yearn and hope and dream. But all of this will be only a romantic longing unless there is an exercise of authority that transcends the powers of time and death. "
8 " Gratitude is a sign of maturity...Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others. "
9 " You are doing the best you can, and that best results in good to yourself and to others. Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure. Get on your knees and ask for the blessings of the Lord;then stand on your feet and do what you are asked to do. "
10 " The cause of most of man's unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now. "
11 " The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner. "
12 " I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the divinity within you. Do we really realize what it means to be a child of God, to have within us something of the divine nature? "
13 " Though my work may be menial, though my contribution may be small, I can perform it with dignity and offer it with unselfishness. My talents may not be great, but I can use them to bless the lives of others.... The goodness of the world in which we live is the accumulated goodness of many small and seemingly inconsequential acts. "
14 " Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women. "
15 " Of course we're Christian. The very name of the church declares that. The more people see us and come to know us, the more I believe they will come to realize that we are trying to exemplify in our lives and in our living the great ideals which (Jesus Christ) taught. "
16 " All writers should be put in a box and thrown in the sea. "
17 " Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe. "
18 " I have now been an officer in this Church for a very long time. I am an old man who cannot deny the calendar. I have lived long enough and served in enough different capacities to have removed from my mind, if such were necessary, any doubt of the divinity of this, the work of God. We respect those of other churches. We desire their friendship and hope to render meaningful service with them. We know they all do good, but we unabashedly state—and this frequently brings criticism upon us—that this is the true and living Church of our Father in Heaven and His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. "
19 " Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith. "
20 " Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him. "
― Gordon B. Hinckley , Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
