Notable characters do not alone bear trouble; they use it. Hugh B. Brown More Quotes by Hugh B. Brown More Quotes From Hugh B. Brown More thinking is required, and we should all exercise our God-given right to think and be unafraid to express our opinions, with proper respect for those to whom we talk and proper acknowledgment of our own shortcomings. We must preserve freedom of the mind in the church and resist all efforts to suppress it. The church is not so much concerned with whether the thoughts of its members are orthodox or heterodox as it is that they shall have thoughts. Hugh B. Brown ldsexercisethinking Even as water carves monuments of stone, so do our thoughts shape our character. Hugh B. Brown inspirationalcharacterwater Revealed insights should leave us stricken with the knowledge of how little we really know. It should never lead to an emotional arrogance based upon a false assumption that we somehow have all the answers - that we in fact have a corner on truth. For we do not. Hugh B. Brown arroganceemotionalanswers No matter what your past has been, your future is spotless. Hugh B. Brown forgivenessmatterpast Seek the truth in all fields, and in that search you will need at least three virtues: courage, zest and modesty. The ancients put that thought in the form of a prayer. They said, “From the cowardice that shrinks from new truth, from the laziness that is content with half truth, from the arrogance that thinks it has all truth – O God of truth, deliver us. Hugh B. Brown zestprayerthinking Keep in mind the challenging fact that your aim is not to get ahead of others, but to surpass yourself; to begin today to be the person you want to be. Hugh B. Brown disciplinechallengesmind Sometimes during solitude I hear truth spoken with clarity and freshness; uncolored and untranslated it speaks from within myself in a language original but inarticulate, heard only with the soul, and I realize I brought it with me, was never taught it nor can I efficiently teach it to another. Hugh B. Brown taughtsolitudesoul Every man is a diary in which he writes one story while intending to write another. His humblest moment is when he compares the two Hugh B. Brown writingmentwo If any of you have a desire to be mediocre, you will probably find that you have already achieved your ambition. Hugh B. Brown mediocreambitiondesire Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible. Hugh B. Brown encouragingfriendsuplifting A wholesome sense of humor will be a safety valve that will enable you to apply the lighter touch to heavy problems and to learn some lessons in problem solving that "sweat and tears" often fail to dissolve. Hugh B. Brown sweatsafetyhumor If you are to be among the noble you must be noble. If you are to be among the wise, you must be wise, if you would be among the pure in heart, you must be pure in heart. Hugh B. Brown would-bewiseheart I remember what J. Golden Kimball said when he came down to the stake where I was presiding. I introduced him as the 'Will Rogers' of the Church, and told the congregation that he was a great humorist. When he got up he said, 'You know, I think the Lord himself likes a joke. If he didn't, he wouldn't have made some of you folks! Hugh B. Brown rogerchurchthinking There never was another like you in this world. God throws the mold away every time he makes a man [or woman]... I think He made you what you are in order that you might do some particular thing better than anyone else in the world could do it. Hugh B. Brown menorderthinking Look, little currant bush, I am the gardener here, and I know what I want you to be. I didn’t intend you to be a fruit tree or a shade tree. I want you to be a currant bush, and some day, little currant bush, when you are laden with fruit, you are going to say, ‘Thank you, Mr. Gardener, for loving me enough to cut me down, for caring enough about me to hurt me. Thank you, Mr. Gardener.’ Hugh B. Brown cuttingcaringhurt Real character is formed in the midst of the battles of the soul. Hugh B. Brown realsoulcharacter The law of the harvest is inexorable (impossible to stop or prevent) . As we sow, so shall we reap. Hugh B. Brown harvestlawimpossible I should not like to contemplate an existence, especially one that is going to continue forever, if I could not enjoy that existence with those whom I love. And so we build temples in the name of the Lord. Hugh B. Brown templesnamesforever Love is a tender plant; when properly nourished, it becomes sturdy and enduring, but neglected it will soon wither and die. Hugh B. Brown sturdyplantlove-is The Church has always advised against birth control and that is the only position the Church can take in view of our beliefs with respect to the eternity of the marriage covenant and the purpose of this divine relationship. Hugh B. Brown birth-controlchurchviews
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