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.
Brigham YoungRead
Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.
Interpretation
Always strive to improve each day instead of postponing efforts for tomorrow.
This quote emphasizes the importance of taking action today rather than deferring goals and improvements to a later time. It encourages individuals to seize the present moment and make the most of each day, fostering a proactive mindset that values progress and personal growth.
In practice
In a motivational speech to encourage students to work hard.
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.
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.
Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community.
I am more afraid that this people have so much confidence in their leaders that they will not inquire for themselves of God whether they are led by Him. I am fearful they settle down in a state of blind self-security... Let every man and woman know, by the whispering of the Spirit of God to themselves, whether their leaders are walking in the path the Lord dictates, or not.
It is for us to do those things which the Lord requires at our hands, and leave the result with him.
There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.
But if it's tolerable mediocrity, and you're like, 'Well, you know it could be worse. At least I'm getting paid.' Then you wind up in a job that is slowly killing your soul and you're allowing that to happen. Comfort can be a very, very dangerous thing.
Let us praise even the slightest improvement. That inspires the other person to keep on improving.
You jump off a cliff and you assemble an airplane on the way down.
You never get tired unless you stop and take time for it.
If we go to work at 8 a.m. and go home at 5 p.m., this is not a high-tech company and Alibaba will never be successful. If we have that kind of 8-5 spirit, then we should just go and do something else.
There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.
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