Brigham Young Quotes
19 quotes from Brigham Young — Second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints..
“You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”
“Pray as if all depended on God and work as if all depended upon you.”
“He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.”
“If you have a bad thought about yourself, tell it to go to hell because that is exactly where it came from.”
“Recreation and diversion are as necessary to our well-being as the more serious pursuits of life.”
“True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.”
“If you work hard, you'll be happy; and if you don't, then you'll go to hell!”
“Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?”
“If you don't feel like praying, pray until you do!”
“It's better to die doing good than to live doing evil.”
“To be gentle and kind, modest and truthful, to be full of faith and integrity, doing no wrong is of God.”
“We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.”
“Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.”
“Jesus Christ excepted, no better man ever lived or does live upon this earth.”
“Young was not a theorist but an organizer, not a philosopher but a pragmatist, not a dreamer but a builder.”
“If any man that ever did gather with the Saints was any poorer than I was, it was because he had nothing.”
“I felt as though I would rather die.”
“Fiery yet full of doubt, frequently ill yet strong when it mattered most.”
“Quiet, kindly, easy-mannered, dignified, self-possessed.”
