Gordon B. Hinckley

“The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity.”

“The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.”

“In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.”

“Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with a great purpose in heart.”

“Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others.”

“Do your best and then relax. Let the Lord do the rest.”

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“The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead.”

“It is not so much what you have as what you are that counts.”

“Believe in yourself. Believe in your capacity to do great and good things.”

“Let us be a people of integrity. Let us be a people of honesty.”

“Gratitude is the beginning of civility, of decency and goodness, of a recognition that we cannot afford to be arrogant.”

“Our kindness may be the most powerful argument for that which we believe.”

“Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism.”

“Be grateful, be smart, be clean, be true, be humble, be prayerful.”

“There is no substitute for virtue. Keep your thoughts clean, your minds pure, your bodies worthy.”

“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.”

“Education is the key to opportunity. It is a ladder to success.”