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I don't care whether the people believe me to be a prophet, seer, or revelator or not - I have been very profitable to this people, and I have seen a good many things, and I have revealed many things.

Infringe upon the rights of no one. Borrow no tool but what you will return according to promise. Take no wood, nor anything else but what belongs to you - and if you find anything that is not your own, do not hide it away, but report it, that the owner may be found.

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

I am a firm believer in slavery.

I don't care about my character here on earth. I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord.

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

If the Devil can only make you think that you are abused or ill treated, and you begin to fret about it, and you give the Devil power over you - in the end, it is as bad as though you had done wrong yourself.

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

Honest hearts produce honest actions.

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

Produce what you consume; draw from the native element the necessaries of life. Permit no vitiated taste to lead you into the indulgence of expensive luxuries, which can only be obtained by involving yourselves in debt.

The biggest labor problem is tomorrow.

Brethren, let us mind our own business - that is, the calling the Lord has called us to - to do everything we can to promote the good of the Cause of Truth, and never ask how big we are, or inquire who we are; but let it be, 'What can I do to build up the Kingdom of God upon the Earth?'

[Our] first and foremost duty [is] to seek the Lord until we open the path of communication from God to our own soul.

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.

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

Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere.

If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters.

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

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.

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