It is extremely important for you to believe in yourselves, not only for what you are now, but for what you have the power to become. Neal A. Maxwell More Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell More Quotes From Neal A. Maxwell Your task is to conquer yourselves, not ships, lands and castles. This battle is the one in which you especially are to 'come off conqueror.' It is fought every day. In fact, it is a continuing process which commenced a long, long time ago. Neal A. Maxwell battlelandlong Stubborn selfishness leads otherwise good people to fight over herds, patches of sand, and strippings of milk. All this results from what the Lord calls coveting "the drop," while neglecting the "more weighty matters." (D&C 117:8) Myopic selfishness magnifies a mess of pottage and makes thirty pieces of silver look like a treasure trove. In our intense acquisitiveness, we forget Him who once said, "What is property unto me?" Neal A. Maxwell selfishnessfightingpeople God's anger is kindled not because we have harmed him but because we have harmed ourselves. Neal A. Maxwell Faith in God includes Faith in God's timing. Neal A. Maxwell timingfaith-in-god It is one of the ironies of religious history that many mortals err in their understanding of the nature of God and end up rejecting not the real God but their own erroneous and stereotypical image of God. Frequently this is because they have thought of God solely in terms of thunderings at Sinai without pondering substance. . . . Neal A. Maxwell understandingrealreligious Though we live in a failing world, we have not been sent here to fail. Neal A. Maxwell failingworld We can tell much by what we have already willing discarded along the pathway of discipleship. It is the only pathway where littering is permissible, even encouraged. In the early stages, the debris left behind includes the grosser sins of commission. Later debris differs; things begin to be discarded which have caused the misuse or underuse of our time and talent. Neal A. Maxwell litteringpathwaystalent We are often not only to slow to get on our knees, but to quick to rise from them. Neal A. Maxwell knees Let us have integrity and not write checks with our tongues which our conduct cannot cash. Neal A. Maxwell cashwritingintegrity I have on my office wall a wise and useful reminder by Anne Morrow Lindbergh concerning one of the realities of life. She wrote, "My life cannot implement in action the demands of all the people to whom my heart responds." That's good counsel for us all, not as an excuse to forgo duty, but as a sage point about pace and the need for quality in relationships. Neal A. Maxwell wallwiseheart Many of those engaged in a lemming-like march to the sea are proud of their individualism. Neal A. Maxwell lemmingsproudsea What we insistently desire, over time, is what we become. Neal A. Maxwell desire So often our sisters comfort others when their own needs are greater than those being comforted. That quality is like the generosity of Jesus on the cross. Empathy during agony is a portion of divinity! Neal A. Maxwell agonygenerosityjesus Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness. Neal A. Maxwell patience-loverudenessmeekness Like Jesus, we can decide, daily or instantly, to give no heed to temptation (see D&C 20:22). We can respond to irritation with a smile instead of scowl, or by giving warm praise instead of icy indifference. By our being understanding instead of abrupt, others, in turn, may decide to hold on a little longer rather than to give way. Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness. Neal A. Maxwell irritationgivingjesus Coming unto the Lord is not a negotiation, but a surrender. Neal A. Maxwell surrendernegotiationlord Thus worshiping, serving, studying, praying, each in its own way squeezes selfishness out of us; pushes aside our preoccupations with the things of the world. Neal A. Maxwell selfishnesswayworld We cannot repent for someone else. But we can forgive someone else, refusing to hold hostage those whom the Lord seeks to set free! Neal A. Maxwell repentforgivinglord On the straight and narrow path, there are simply no corners to be cut. Neal A. Maxwell cornerscuttingpath If another person only had in his storehouse of deserved self-esteem what you had put there, what would he have to draw upon and to sustain him? Neal A. Maxwell drawspersonsself-esteem
