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True education is awakening a love for truth...opening the eyes of the soul to the great purpose and end of life.

David O. McKay

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David O. McKay
Age: 96 †
Born: 1873
Born: September 8
Died: 1970
Died: January 18
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Prophet
Teacher
Huntsville
Utah
David Oman McKay
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Man's earthly existence is but a test as to whether he will concentrate his efforts, his mind, his soul upon things which contribute to the comfort and gratification of his physical instincts and passions, or whether he will make as his life's end and purpose the acquisition of spiritual qualities
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Happiness consists not of having, but of being. It is a warm glow of the heart at peace with itself.
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Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men.
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No other success can compensate for failure in the home. The poorest shack in which love prevails over a united family is of greater value to God and future humanity that any other riches. In such a home God can work miracles and will work miracles.
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If you would be happy, render a kind service, make somebody else happy.
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A man may act as his conscience dictates so long as he does not infringe upon the rights of others. That is the spirit of true democracy, and all government by the Priesthood should be actuated by that same high motive.
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Men and women who live in America...have a responsibility greater than that yet borne by any other people. Theirs the duty, the obligation to preserve not only the Constitution of the land but the Christian principles from which sprang that immortal document.
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All men who have moved the world have been men who would stand true to their conscience.
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Next to the bestowal of life itself, the right to direct that life is God's greatest gift to man.
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Slander is poison to the soul.
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True liberty in individuals consists in the enjoying of every right that will contribute to one's peace and happiness, so long as the exercise of such a privilege does not interfere with the same privilege in others.
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As with companions so with books. We may choose those which will make us better, more intelligent, more appreciative of the good and the beautiful in the world, or we may choose the trashy, the vulgar, the obscene, which will make us feel as though we've been 'wallowing in the mire.
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Anger itself does more harm than the condition which aroused anger.
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Trust is greater than love.
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If our young people could but glimpse it, it would be the most powerful spiritual motivation of their lives!
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Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained, will be permanent, whether to individuals or nations, unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles.
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As precious as life itself is our heritage of individual freedom, for man's free agency is a God-given gift.
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Being a parent is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.
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