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Profanity is the effort of a feeble brain to express itself forcibly.

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Spencer W. Kimball
Age: 90 †
Born: 1895
Born: March 28
Died: 1985
Died: November 5
Businessperson
Prophet
Salt Lake City
Utah
Effort
Brain
Forcibly
Profanity
Feeble
Express

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No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness.
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The more we serve our fellowmen in appropriate ways, the more substance there is to our souls.
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Peace, sweet peace finally comes to men when they humbly yield to the gentle pressure of the Spirit.
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Man must live, not only exist he must do, not merely be he must grow, not just vegetate.
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Success should not necessarily be gauged by always reaching the goal set, but by progress and attainment.
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To be sure your life will be full and abundant, you must plan your life.
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We are in a position, as musicians, to touch the souls of those who listen.
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The time will come when only those who believe deeply and actively in the family will be able to preserve their families in the midst of the gathering evil around us.
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God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our needs.
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It frequently happens that offenses are committed when the offender is not aware of it. Something he has said or done is misconstrued or misunderstood. The offended one treasures in his heart the offense, adding to it such other things as might give fuel to the fire and justify his conclusions.
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Being human, we would expel from our lives physical pain and mental anguish and assure ourselves of continual ease and comfort, but if we were to close the doors upon sorrow and distress, we might be excluding our greatest friends and benefactors. Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering, and self-mastery.
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Some of the greatest sermons that have ever been preached were preached by the singing of a song.
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We are greatly conscious of the fact that among the Lamanites - as well as among all peoples of other countries - we have a responsibility to see that the gospel touches their hearts and minds and that they understand it.
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We must remember that those mortals we meet in parking lots, offices, elevators, and elsewhere are that portion of mankind God has given us to love and to serve. It will do us little good to speak of the general brotherhood of mankind if we cannot regard those who are all around us as our brothers and sisters.
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One of the most serious human defects in all ages is procrastination, an unwillingness to accept personal responsibilities now.
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Young men do not usually become inactive in the Church because they are given too many significant things to do.
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They who reach down into the depths of life where, in the stillness, the voice of God is heard, have the stabilizing power which carries them poised and serene through the hurricane of difficulties.
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