Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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No matter what happens, it will, then, always remain secret: only I know exactly the weight and force of the covenants I have made -- I and the Lord with whom I have made them -- unless I choose to reveal them. If I do not, then they are secret and sacred no matter what others may say or do. Anyone who would reveal these things has not understood them, and therefore that person has not given them away. You cannot reveal what you do not know!

Hugh Nibley's Popular Quotes

Indolent and unworthy the beggar may be—but that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of …

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Things that appear unlikely, impossible, or paradoxical from one point of view often make perfectly good sense from another.

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True knowledge never shuts the door on more knowledge, but zeal often does.

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At UCLA I quickly learned the knack of getting grades, a craven surrender to custom, since grades had little to do with learning.

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Only if you reach the boundary will the boundary recede before you. And if you don't, if you confine your efforts, the boundary will shrink to accomm…

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The worst sinners, according to Jesus, are not the harlots and publicans, but the religious leaders with their insistence on proper dress and groomin…

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Don't be like anybody else. Be different. Then you can make a contribution. Otherwise, you just echo something; you're just a reflection.

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What on earth have a man's name, degree, academic position, and of all things, opinions, to do with whether a thing is true?

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Why read the Book of Mormon? Because angels do not come on trivial errands.

- Hugh Nibley