Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

Truly a man does not live by bread alone. A good name is still to be preferred over great riches. Especially is it to be preferred to the appearance of riches, acquired with nothing down and nothing to pay for two months.
Truth is truth, whether labeled 'science' or 'religion.'
Try as you may, you cannot put the Lord in your debt. For every time you try to do His will, He simply pours out more blessings upon you.
Unless you and your mate are united in purpose, dedication, and loyalty, you will not succeed to the extent you otherwise could.
Virtue is akin to holiness, an attribute of godliness.
Was it not through pride that the devil became the devil? Christ wanted to serve. The devil wanted to rule.
We all know of families who have obligated themselves for more than they could pay. There is a world of heartache behind such cases.
We are eternal beings. We lived as intelligent spirits before this mortal life. We are now living part of eternity. Our mortal birth was not the beginning; death, which faces all of us, is not the end.
We must be careful, as we seek to become more and more godlike, that we do not become discouraged and lose hope.
We must not lose hope. Hope is an anchor to the souls of men. Satan would have us cast away that anchor.
We should put God ahead of everyone else in our lives.
What a gift it would be to receive at Christmastime a greater knowledge of the Lord. What a gift it would be to share that knowledge with others.
What does it mean to love someone with all your heart? It means to love with all your emotional feelings and with all your devotion. Surely when you love your wife with all your heart, you cannot demean her, criticize her, find fault with her, or abuse her by words, sullen behavior, or actions.
When I think of how we show faith, I cannot help but think of the example of my own father. I recall vividly how the spirit of missionary work came into my life. I was about thirteen years of age when my father received a call to go on a mission.
When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.
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.
When our Heavenly Father placed Adam and Eve on this earth, He did so with the purpose in mind of teaching them how to regain His presence. Our Father promised a Savior to redeem them from their fallen condition.
When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives.
When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed.
Wickedness never did, never does, never will bring us happiness.
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