Some prideful people are not so concerned as to whether their wages meet their needs as they are that their wages are more than someone else’s. Their reward is being a cut above the rest. This is the enmity of pride. Ezra Taft Benson More Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson More Quotes From Ezra Taft Benson The deepest joys and blessings in life are associated with family, parenthood, and sacrifice. Ezra Taft Benson sacrifice blessing joy Our parents deserve our honor and respect for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always made countless sacrifices as they cared for and nurtured us through our infancy and childhood, provided us with the necessities of life, and nursed us through physical illnesses and the emotional stresses of growing up. Ezra Taft Benson growing-up sacrifice stress Pride is the great stumbling block of Zion...Pride is ugly; it says if you succeed I am a failure...Pride is basically competitive in nature. When competition ends, pride ends. Ezra Taft Benson zion block pride The secret to missionary work is work. Work, work, work! Ezra Taft Benson missionary-work secret missionary Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement. Ezra Taft Benson achievement praise children Be cheerful in all that you do. Live joyfully. Live happily. Ezra Taft Benson cheerful Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek to put away sin, we must first look to Him who is the Author of our salvation. Ezra Taft Benson meaningful jesus firsts The secret of a happy marriage is to serve God and each other. Ezra Taft Benson happy-marriage marriage secret The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others. Ezra Taft Benson opinion proud men To lose yourself in righteous service to others can lift your sights and get your mind off personal problems, or at least put them in proper focus. Ezra Taft Benson focus sight mind Have you ever asked yourself why one person is honorable and another dishonorable; why one is honest, another dishonest; why one is moral, another immoral? Most individuals do not intend to be dishonest, dishonorable, or immoral. They seem to allow their characters to erode by a series of rationalizations, lies, and compromises. Then when grave temptation presents itself, they haven't the strength of character to do what they know to be right. Ezra Taft Benson honesty character lying He who kneels before God, can stand before any man. Ezra Taft Benson listening-to-god marquee men We should know why paternalism, collectivism, or unnecessary federal supervision will hold our standard of living down and reduce productivity just as it has in every country where it has been tried. We should also know why the communist leaders consider socialism the highroad to communism. Ezra Taft Benson communist-leaders down-and country Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless. A man can be humble and courageous. Ezra Taft Benson humility humble mean There is no greater Church calling than that of a home teacher. There is no greater Church service rendered to our Father in Heaven's children than the service rendered by a humble, dedicated, committed home teacher. Ezra Taft Benson teacher father children God loves us; the devil hates us. God wants us to have a fulness of joy as He has. The devil wants us to be miserable as he is. God gives us commandments to bless us. The devil would have us break these commandments to curse us. Ezra Taft Benson hate joy giving Too often we bask in our comfortable complacency and rationalize that the ravages of war, economic disaster, famine, and earth quake cannot happen here. Those who believe this are either not acquainted with the revelations of the Lord, or they do not believe them. Those who smugly think these calamities will not happen, that they will somehow be set aside because of the righteousness of the Saints, are deceived and will rue the day they harbored such a delusion. Ezra Taft Benson religious war believe I don't know how you feel, my brethren and sisters, but I'd rather be dead than to lose my liberty. I have no fear we'll ever lose it because of invasion from the outside. But I do have fear that it may slip away from us because of our own indifference, our own negligence, as citizens of this land. And so I plead with you this morning that you take an active interest in matters pertaining to the future of this country. Ezra Taft Benson land morning country This nation was established by the God of heaven as a citadel of liberty. A Constitution guaranteeing those liberties was designed under the superintending influence of heaven. Ezra Taft Benson constitution liberty heaven I testify that wickedness is rapidly expanding in every segment of our society. It is more highly organized, more cleverly disguised, and more powerfully promoted than ever before. Secret combinations lusting for power, gain, and glory are flourishing. A secret combination that seeks to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries is increasing its evil influence and control over America and the entire world. Ezra Taft Benson land country america
