Brigham Young

I don't care about my character here on earth. I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord.

Infringe upon the rights of no one. Borrow no tool but what you will return according to promise. Take no wood, nor anything else but what belongs to you - and if you find anything that is not your own, do not hide it away, but report it, that the owner may be found.

It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.

Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.

Love the giver more than the gift.

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.

Honest hearts produce honest actions.

Brethren, let us mind our own business - that is, the calling the Lord has called us to - to do everything we can to promote the good of the Cause of Truth, and never ask how big we are, or inquire who we are; but let it be, 'What can I do to build up the Kingdom of God upon the Earth?'

I am a firm believer in slavery.

There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source.

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.