Brigham Young Quotes

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community.

Don't try to tear down other people's religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it's glories.

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.

Honest hearts produce honest actions.

I never cared but for one thing, and that is, simply to know that I am right before my Father in Heaven. If I am this moment, this day doing the things God requires of my hands, and precisely where my Father in Heaven wants me to be, I care no more about tomorrow than though it would never come.

I want to live perfectly above the law, and make it my servant instead of my master.

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.

It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.

Love the giver more than the gift.

Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.

Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

The biggest labor problem is tomorrow.

There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.

True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.