Neal A. Maxwell

“The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar.”

“Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.”

“God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability.”

“Discouragement is not the absence of adequacy but the absence of courage.”

“Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus.”

“Trials and tribulations tend to squeeze the artificiality out of us, leaving the real essence of what we are.”

“Meekness is not weakness. It is power under control.”

“The prompting that goes unheeded may be followed by silence.”

“So often what we are doing is not as important as what we are becoming.”

“Real discipleship is a process of yielding.”

“Humility is not a recognition of our nothingness, but a recognition of our dependence on God.”

“The soul is like a violin. So long as it is full of self it will produce only scratchy, harsh sounds.”

“We can't fully appreciate the ascent of life unless we have first experienced some of the descents.”

“If we are serious about our discipleship, we will be serious about our repentance.”

“The praises of the world are but puffery.”

“The more we know of Jesus, the more we will love Him.”

“Work is always a spiritual necessity even if, for some, it is not an economic necessity.”

“The towering spiritual giants I have known were conquered souls.”

“There can be no true spirituality without sacrifice.”

“Our discipleship is not a Sunday-only affair.”