Richard L. Evans Quotes
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Parents who indulge themselves 'in moderation' may have children who indulge themselves to excess.
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Freedom cannot always continue in comfort and convenience, cannot be assured without sacrifice, without truth and decency, without willingness to work, without downright honesty and honor, and readiness to keep the commandments and live within the law...there is no liberty without a real respect for law; no liberty if we forget God, or fail to remember the principles on which freedom is founded.
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We need the courage to start and continue what we should do, and courage to stop what we shouldn't do.
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No man is so wise that he cannot benefit by talking things out with others.
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There are some things you can give another person, and some things you cannot give him, except as he is willing to reach out and take them, and pay the price of making them a part of himself. This principle applies to studying, to developing talents, to absorbing knowledge, to acquiring skills, and to the learning of all the lessons of life.
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We have to trust the Lord God for so many things, and it is but one thing more to trust him in the issues of life and death, and to accept the fact that his plans and promises and purposes transcend the bounds of this world and of this life. With such faith the years are kind, and peace and reconciliation do come to those who have laid to rest their loved ones - who, even in death, are not far removed from us, and of whom our Father in heaven will be mindful until we meet again even as we are mindful of our own children.
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Your direction is more important than your speed.
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He who has ceased to pray has lost a great friendship.
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Work is the best wonder drug ever devised by God. Work is as necessary to man as eating and sleeping. Pleasure derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.
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Maturity begins on the day we accept responsibility for our own actions.
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Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself - things could always be worse and they are for someone else!
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Any man who can't control his thoughts can't control his actions, and any man who can't control his actions isn't safe in society.
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Enjoy life while it is happening.
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Things I don't understand don't destroy my faith in the things I do understand.
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Indeed, the greatest blessing that can follow the death of those we love is reconciliation. Without it there is no peace. But with it come quiet thoughts and quickened memories. And what else shall a man do except become reconciled? What purpose does he serve by fighting what he cannot touch or by brooding upon what he cannot change?
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In answer to the question, "Shouldn't the commandments be rewritten?," someone thoughtfully replied, "No, they should be reread."
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A person soon learns how little he knows when a child begins to ask questions.
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Realize that the privilege to work is a gift. Love of work is success. Be thankful that every morning that you get up that you have some thing that must be done.
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We must carry things beyond conversation to conclusion.