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By one means or another, the swiftest method of rejection of the holy prophets has been to find a pretext, however false or absurd, to dismiss the man so that his message could also be dismissed.
Spencer W. Kimball
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Spencer W. Kimball
Age: 90 †
Born: 1895
Born: March 28
Died: 1985
Died: November 5
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Do not make small goals because they do not have the magic to stir men's souls.
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O timid one, awaken, exert yourself, draw back the curtains your training and background have hung over the windows of your soul.
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Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering and self-mastery.
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Destroy the seed and the plant will never grow. Man alone, of all creatures of earth, can change his thought pattern and become the architect of his destiny.
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To be mediocre, when only application and diligence would have netted superiority, is an error akin to sin.
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