Evernote #2

Question 1

Spirituality is the highest acquisition of the soul, “ the supreme crowning gift that makes man king of all created things. It is consciousness of victory over self, and of communion with the Infinite. It is best expressed in doing, not in dreaming. “Every noble impulse, every unselfish expression of love, every brave suffering for the right ; every surrender of self to something higher than self; every loyalty to an ideal; every unselfish devotion to principle, every helpfulness to humanity; every act of self-control; every fine courage of the soul, undefeated by pretense or policy, but by being, doing and the Iiving of good for the very good’s sake -that is spirituality .

Answer 1

david 0 mCkay my young friends … pl 6

Question 2

If you want to live more you must master the art of appreciating the little, everyday blessings of life . This ls not altogether a golden world, but there are countless gleams of gold to be discovered in it if we give our minds to them.

Answer 2

henry at ford JDrter

Question 3

Garner up pleasant thoughts in your mind, for pleasant thoughts make pleasant lives .

Answer 3

w ilkins

Question 4

What our deepest self craves is not mere enjoyment. but some supreme purpose that will enlist all our powers and will give unity and direction to our life. We can never know the profoundest joy without a conviction that our life is significant -not a meaningless episode .

Answer 4

henry j golding

Question 5

Just as you are unconsciously influenced by outside advertisement, announcement and appeal , so you can vitally influence your life from within by auto-suggestion. The first thing each morning, and the last thing each night. suggest to yourself specific ideas that you wish to embody in your character and personality. Address such suggestions to yourself silently or aloud, until they are deeply impressed upon your mind.

Answer 5

g r enville kleiser

Question 6

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; It is not to be purchased at a lesser price.

Answer 6

johnson

Question 7

And as I turned my head aside To brush away a tear, I thought how nice it was To have my son so near.
I know the Lord didn’t mean for man to toil his whole life through, “Come on, my son,” I said, “I’m sure I have some time for you.”
You should have seen the joy and sunlight in his eye, as we went outside to play -Just my son and I.
Now, as the years have flown And youth has slipped away, I’ve tried always to remember To allow some time to play.
When I pause to reminisce And think of joys and strife, I carefully turn the pages of this wondrous book of life
I find the richest entry Recorded in this daily log Is the day that small boy whispered, “I wish my Daddy was a dog.”

Answer 7

a gen of ex p72

Question 8

We would say to the brethren, seek to know God in your closets, call upon him in the fields. Follow the directions of the Book of Mormon, and pray over, and for your families, your cattle, your flocks, your herds, your corn, and all things that you possess; ask the blessing of God upon all your labors, and everything that you engage in.
joseph smith ens jul 72 p67

Answer 8

joseph smith ens jul 72 p67

Question 9

Being perfect is not a vague, generalized condition, but the acquiring of key attributes.

Answer 9

neal a maxwe11 we wln prove them ***p62

Question 10

We are to develop certain eternal attributes and to acquire certain everlasting skills. These attributes and skills are never obsolete. They are portable, being essential not only in this, our second estate, but in our third and everlasting estate.

Answer 10

nea1 a maxwell we wi11 prove them ***p61

Question 11

In view of why we are here on this planet, more than occasional consideration should be given to the outcomes we are striving to achieve. Indeed, we would do well to ponder more often than we do just what it ls that “will rise with us in the resurrection.”

Answer 11

neal a maxwell we wln pr-ove them ***p61

Question 12

People move hectically but give little thought to where they are going. They seek excitement for its mere sake, as if they were lost and desperate. They take little pleasure in the natural and quiet and simple things of life.

Answer 12

ruth; h barrus ens apr 72 p65

Question 13

We sometimes speak of aristocracy in the world. There is only one aristocracy that God recognizes, and that is the aristocracy of righteousness.

Answer 13

George Albert Smith ens jun 72 p33

Question 14

In 1852, John Ruskin wrote in his diary, “Today I promise God that I will live as though every doctrine contained in the holy scriptures was true.”

Answer 14

sterling w siII the majesty of books p139

Question 15

Instead of books, I imagine this shelf in my library to contain a great collection of human beings where I may have the best of each one as his service is needed. These great men may have set down in writing only the best one percent of themselves~ and it is in my book where they reach their greatest height of power and usefulness.

Answer 15

sterling w si11 the majesty of books p25

Question 16

Someday, when we look back on mortality, we will see that so many of the things that seemed to matter so much at the moment win be seen not to have mattered at all. And the eternal thlngs will be seen to have mattered (even more than the most faithful Saints imagined. )

Answer 16

neal a maxwell even as 1 am p104

Question 17

Furthermore, the attribute of being of good cheer is especially needed for those of us who are destined to llve in a time of “ware and rumors of wars,” when “peace shan be taken from the earth.”
neal a maxwell even as i am

Answer 17

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Question 18

Yes, there will be wrenching polarization on this planet, but also the remarkable reunion with our colleagues in Christ from the city of Enoch. Yes, nation after nation win become a house divided, but more and more unifYing Houses of the Lord will grace this planet. Yes, Armageddon lies ahead -but so does Adam-ondl-Ahman!

Answer 18

neal a maxwell even as i am p121

Question 19

Even in the midst of Eroch’s “bltterness of soul” because of the wickedness of his brethren and their fate , he was told to “be glad and look. What did he see which brought comfort? He saw the Son of Man coming “in t he meridian of time” to effect the Atonement ! Thus, time and t ime again, we learn that the objective reality over which we are to be of goad cheer consists of those fundamental and basic blessings , such as the unmatched Atonemert, that are irrevocably in place.** The disappointments of the day must not obscure the basic blessings of eternity.**

Answer 19

neal a maxwell

Question 20

In addition, we learn that Jesus always honors those who honor Him. As we see Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego in the midst of the fiery furnace, it is significant that walking among them as they were there unharmed was one in form “1ike the Son of God.” Wether it is Paul in prison or three valiant young men taking a stand against a secularized king, the Lord is near” at hand in our hour of greatest need -sometimes dramatically, sometimes quietly.
neal a maxwell
even as i am p95

Answer 20

neal a maxwell
even as i am p95

Question 21

Practice putting a smile in your voice. The easiest way to do this is to smile when you speak. People who can’t see you will hear the smile all the same.

Answer 21

joe girard how to sell yourself p184

Question 22

–of course, was that this became habit forming. Working at happiness created a
face of happiness. Working at smiling began to create the feeling of happiness inside.

Answer 22

joe girard how to sell yourself p180

Question 23

**At Sunrise **
They pushed him straight against the wall,
The firing squad dropped in a row;
And why he stood on tiptoe
Those men shall never know.
He wore a smile across his face
As he stood primly there,
The guns straight aiming at his heart,
The sun upon his hair.
For he remembered in a flash
Those days beyond recall,
When his proud mother took his height
Against the bedroom wall.

Answer 23

Rose Marinoni

Question 24

Decorate and furnish with love and care that inner sanctuary of yours. We take a lot of trouble buying the right armchairs, tables, pictures; certainly we should take even more trouble to adorn the invisible walls of our minds.

Answer 24

andre maurois

Question 25

They have undertaken to build a tower and spend no more labor on the foundation than would be necessary to erect a hut .

Answer 25

goethe

Question 26

Talk with your eyes I While presenting a lecture, make it a practice to scan the class, looking into the eyes of individuals in the room. This gives each class member the feeling that the lesson is specifically for him. Further, make your eyes sparkle with enthusiasm. Whenever bearing testimony or expressing conviction of a principle of truth, do not look up at the ceiI ing or down at the
floor, but look squarely into the eyes of each class member. Never urderestimate the –
—power of direct eye contact in expressing a sincere emotional conviction.

Answer 26

charles r hobbs era dec 64 pl037

Question 27

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 nature or whether he will make as his life ‘s pursuit the acquisition of spiritual qualities.

Answer 27

david 0 mckay
era dec 63 pl096

Question 28

D&C 128: 11: Now the great and grand secret of the whole matter, and the summum bonum of the whole subject that is lying before us, consists in obtaining the powers of the Holy Priesthood .

Question 29

If you have lived true to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, and continue to do so,
happiness will fill your soul. If you vary from it and become conscious that you have fatten short of what you know is right . you are going to be unhappy even though you have the wealth of the world .

Answer 29

david 0 mckay
e r a dec 63 p1057

Question 30

T he only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor .

Answer 30

si r w temple

Question 31

We live In deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; ln feelings not In flgures on the dial; we should count time by heart-throbs. He most llves who thlnks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.

Answer 31

bailey

Question 32

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

Answer 32

johnson

Question 33

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

Answer 33

dryden

Question 34

“Give me,” said Herder to his son, as he lay in the parched weariness of his last illness, “give me a great thought, that I may quicken myself with it.”

Answer 34

richter

Question 35

Man is not born to solve the problem of the universe, but to find out what he has to do; and to restrain himself within the limits of his comprehension.

Answer 35

goethe

Question 36

Not alone to know, but to act according to thy knowledge, is thy destination, proclaims the voice of thy inmost soul, for action was existence given thee; thy actions. and thy actions alone, determine thy worth.

Answer 36

fichte

Question 37

Man’s chief concern in llfe should not be the acquiring of gold, or-of fame, or-of material possessions. It should not be the development of physical prowess, nor-of intellectual strength, but his aim, the highest in life, should be the development of a Christllke character-*

Answer 37

david 0 mckay tr-ue to the faith p32

Question 38

Today ls the day I have been looking for. All my life has been spent in preparation for it.

Answer 38

(Unknown)

Question 39

The reflections on a day well spent furnish us with joys more pleasing than ten thousand triumphs.

Answer 39

homas a kempis

Question 40

He who wishes to fulfill his mission in the world must be a man of one idea that is of one great overmastering purpose overshadowing all his aims, and guiding and controlling his entire life.

Answer 40

bate

Question 41

The curious thing about the tendency of Americans to cling to the notion that life ought to be “ easy” and “secure” that suffering is to be avoided whenever possible and gr ief denied rather than transcended, is that it really doesn’t correspond with our experience. Many a man who wants a clear road to success for his son looks back upon h(s own early struggles with relis h and s atisfaction . The times of our lives which hold the deepest meaning for us. from which we learn the most, are very often those when we are face to face with problems which seem too great for our strength …

Answer 41

janet harrison

Question 42

An intelligent plan is the first step to success. The man who plans knows where he is going. knows what progress he is making and has a pretty good idea when he will arrive. Planning is the open road to your destination. If you don’t know where you are going, how can you expect to get there?

Answer 42

basil s walsh

Question 43

Set me a task in which I can put something of my very self and it is a task no longer
it is joy; it is art.

Answer 43

bl iss carman

Question 44

The keen spirit seizes the prompt occasion; makes the thought start into instant action , and at once plans and performs, resolves , and executes!

Answer 44

ha nnah more

Question 45

Difficulty is a nurse of greatness. The mind, grappling with great aims and wrestling with mighty impediments, grows by a certain necessity to the stature of greatness .

Answer 45

bryant

Question 46

Few things are impracticable in themselves and it is for want of application, rather than of means that men fail of success.

Answer 46

r ochefoucauld

Question 47

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives him self to his work body and soul .

Answer 47

charles buxton

Question 48

God has so made the mind of man that a peculiar deliciousness resides in the fruits of personal industry.

Answer 48

wilberforce

Question 49

Resolved to live with all my might while do live, and as I shall wish I had done ten thousand ages hence .

Answer 49

jonathan edwards

Question 50

A library may be regarded as the solemn chamber in which a man may take counsel with any who have been wise, and great, and good, and glorious among the men that have gone before hlm.

Answer 50

.g dawson

Question 51

Consider what you have in the smallest chosen Hbrary. A company of the wisest and wittiest men that could be picked out of all civil countries, in a thousand years. have set in best order the results of their learning and wisdom. The men themselves were hid and inaccessible. solitary. impatient of interruption, fenced by etiquette but the thought which they did not uncover to their bosom friend is here written out In transparent words to us, the strangers of another age.

Answer 51

emerson

Question 52

The first duty to children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that.

Answer 52

buxton

Question 53

The true university of these days is a collection of books.

Answer 53

carlyle

Question 54

You gain strength, courage and confidence try every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, lived through this difficulty. I can take the next thing that comes along. The danger lies in refusing to face the fear , in not daring to come to grips with it . If you fail anywhere along the line it will take away from your confidence. You must make yourself succeed every time. You must do the thing you th ink you cannot do.

Answer 54

eleanor roosevelt

Question 55

The wise and active conquer difficulties by daring to attempt them. Sloth and folly shiver and shrink at sight of toil and hazard. and make the impossibility they fear .

Answer 55

rowe

Question 56

It has been written that we cannot really love anyone -that is, act toward them in a way that would foster their well-being and happiness -unless we know what they need; and we cannot know what they need unless they tell us, and we listen.

Answer 56

marion d hanks ens sep 73 p84

Question 57

I thought early this morning of something attributed to Martin Luther and appropriate to our rather frantic schedule these last hours. He reportedly said , “I have so very much to do today that I must spend more time in prayer”

Answer 57

marion d harkS ens sep 73 p84

Question 58

During a very busy life I have often been asked, “How did you manage to do it all?!! The answer is very simple: It is because I did everything promptly. “When I have anything to do I go and do it”

Answer 58

sir richard tangye

Question 59

In Sacramento, Calif., while the bishop was away on vacation wlth hls family, the youth committee determined to paint his house. These young people had the time of their lives working together and anticipating the pleasant surprise of the bishop when he returned. A real bond of love was established between the youth and their bishop with such meaningful service.

Answer 59

robert 1 backman ens jut 73 pSS

Question 60

To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility.

Answer 60

thomas s monson ens jul 73 p43

Question 61

Can we not appreciate that our very business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves? To break our own records, to outstrip our yesterdays by our todays, to bear our trials more beautifully than we ever dreamed we could, to give as we have never given, to do our work with more force and a finer finish than ever -this is the true idea: to get ahead of ourselves.

Answer 61

thomas s monson ens jut 73 p43

Question 62

1.Resolve to write a note at least once a week to someoneabout an accomplishment.
1. Give a compliment to at least one indlvidual a day, In person or on the telephone. If you set a goal for a week, you wi11 find you want to continue such a practice regularly.
2. Keep a secret record for a month of the number of times you are tempted to criticize and refrain from doing so. See if the number diminishes as you give sincere compliments, instead.
4. Husbands and wives, compliment each other and your children.

Answer 62

n eldon tanner ens mar 73 p3

Question 63

Many years ago, Elder Adam S. Bennion of the Council of the Twelve demonstrated a great success principle when he said that he had never gone before a Sunday School class without spendlng an average of eight hours in preparation. No wonder he was a thrilling, exciting, inspiring teacher.
sterling w sill ens mar 73 p35

Answer 63

sterling w sill ens mar 73 p35

Question 64

Ideas are the roots of creation.

Answer 64

ernest dimnet

Question 65

Courage, energy and patience are the virtues which appeal to my heart.

Answer 65

fritz krelsler

Question 66

Then give to the world the best you have, And the best win come back to you.

Answer 66

mary alnge de vere

Question 67

Life is hardly respectable if it has no generous task, no duties. affections that constitute a necessity of existence. Every man’s task is his life-preserver.

Answer 67

emerson

Question 68

It ls worth a thousand pounds a year to have the habit of looking on the bright side of things.

Answer 68

johnson

Question 69

The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.

Answer 69

wordsworth

Question 70

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Answer 70

joseph addison

Question 71

Brother George A . Smith has said, very truly, that we are not told in the revelations that we shalt not wear good and handsome clothes; no , we are not; we are authorized to make them as beautiful as we please , and also to make the earth as beautiful as the Garden of Eden, to gather around us every variety of the comforts of life, to endeavor to produce joy , peace , life and health , and to strive to make everything around us , if possible, as glorious as the paradise of our first parents .

Answer 71

brigham young
jd 10 p313

Question 72

I hold a doctrine, … that with ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable .

Answer 72

s ir thomas fowell buxton

Question 73

The prophet Joseph Smith taught that no man has ever reached perfection in a moment, and that perfection is a step-by-step process. The important thing is remembering that we are on a charted course, continually improving, acceptlng our failures as new starting points, and never giving up.

Answer 73

terry I” baker

Question 74

I believe, however, that anger is not only unhealthy and harmful, but can be eliminated *

Answer 74

burton c kelly ens feb 80 p9

Question 75

Brigham Young: If we do right, there will be an eternal increase among this people in talent, strength and intellect, and earthly wealth, from this time, henceforth and for ever.

Answer 75

jd I: 110 .

Question 76

…which demand the highest intelligence, the deepest spirituality, the greatest effort that the priesthood of God can possibly put forth .

Answer 76

era dec 67 p8S david 0 mckay

Question 77

The greatest possession I have in the world is made up of twenty-five idea notebooks. They are just regular eight-and-a-half-by.eleven-inch, three-ring looseleaf binders with about three hundred pages in each one. That would be seventy-five hundred pages of the most valuable ideas that exist in the world, so far as I know.

Answer 77

sterling w s i l\ 1977 devotiona1 speeches ***p81

Question 78

…when in my reading I come to some little nugget of an idea that sends a chill up and down my backbone and gives me an ambition to do something important, ( take that out and put it in my idea bank, and then when I have time I memorize it.

Answer 78

sterl Lng w sill 1977 devotlona1 speeches ***p82

Question 79

Someday we wiIl see with amazement and sadness, how little adjustments in our lives can make such big differences. We can see som e of these opportunities (though more quickly in others) even now. There is, for instance, the person who is chronically a few minutes late, who freely spends the time of others by keeping them waiting -who could if he would, do just what he does now, even at the same pace ,but just arise or arrive seven minutes earlier, which would make all the difference in a whole day ! There are others who may never know how much more effective they would be in smaIl groups if they would just utter two comments fewer . Still others would be much more effective in influencing others if they would simply smile three times more each day .

Answer 79

neal a maxwell wheref**ye must press fwd . p64

Question 80

developing and using good ideas, it will not be long before you will get hold of the one that you have been looking for all of your life. It wlll help if you understand the real value of a great idea. All you need to make you rich is just one really good idea, just as you need only one good oil well or one good gold mine. So, if you want to see the three wishes of your heart fulfilled here is the answer: One hour a day learning your business and another hour spent in getting good ideas in force in your bloodstream.

Answer 80

sterling w siII what doth it orofit p291

Question 81

With enough genuine appreciation and consideration mixed with a little kindness , generosity, and manliness, the temperature of most people can be made to rise substantially.

Answer 81

sterling w s i II

Question 82

What a thrilling thing it is to remember our own cherished experiences. We like to relive our great days when our lives were characterized by faith, goodness, industry, love and righteous accomplishment

Answer 82

sterling w siII what doth it proflt p236

Question 83

As Emily was making ready for her departure she cried out, “Wait, wait for just one more look. “ Then she said, “Goodbye world, goodbye, Craver’s Corners, goodbye Mama and Papa, goodbye to clocks ticking and Mama’s flowers and food and new ironed dresses and hot baths and sleeping and waking up and sunrises and gentle breezes. Oh earth, you’re too wonderful for anyone to realize you.”

Answer 83

sterling w sill what doth it profit p236

Question 84

In his manual training class her brother Wally had made a little table especially for her on her birthday. It was just what she had wanted and its value had been multiplied because Wally had made it especially for her.
She remembered how very proud he had been of his workmanship. And as she thought about him now she wished that she could have another chance to be a little more enthusiastic In expressing her appreciation.

Answer 84

sterling w sill what doth it profit p235

Question 85

Resourcefulness is the ability to deal promptly and effectively with any problem, difficulty, or opportunity. An effective human being is a problem-solver. He must be a creator, a student, a thinker, a logielan. He has the courage and the will to put in force whatever program may be decided upon.
sterling w sill what doth it profit p280

Answer 85

sterling w sill what doth it profit p280

Question 86

…care about something deeply. Always have something to be enthusiastic about, a goal, an idea, a project, a plan, another person, a family. Caring about something is very important.

Answer 86

joe girard how to sell yourself p78

Question 87

Let me share with you another experience that I had, rubbing shoulders with a very
successful businessman . He was one of the heads of a large corporation, a self-made man . He had not had much opportunity for formal education but he went right to the top . On one occasion when r had a few quiet moments with him, I said, “How do you do it? What is the secret to your success? All he did was reach inside his shirt pocket and take out a little three-by-five card . He said, “ Do you see these entries on this card?” There were six or eight items.
“I was up at five o’clock this morning deciding what needed to be done most of all today, and I jotted them down on this card. You will notice that about three of the items have been crossed off. I still have the rest to do. If I reach the end of the day and there are one or two that have not been crossed off, they will be at the head of tomorrow’s list, and I will do them before turn to the others.” He concluded, “As far as I am concerned, this is one key

Question 88

I think that the noblest concept that can enter the heart of man is the fact that the family unit continues in eternity .

Answer 88

bruce r mcconk ie 1977 devotional speeches .*.p 174

Question 89

—smile on your face. I promise you that you will be happily surprised.

Answer 89

franklin d richards 1977 devotional speeches ***p 148

Question 90

Even with all the leisure in the world and an income large enough to gratify all desires, men will seldom read serious books at the rate of twenty a year.

Answer 90

walter b pitkin

Question 91

The serene-, silent beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world, next to the might of God.

Answer 91

blaise pascal

Question 92

You have to live on this twenty-four hours of daily time. Out of it you have to spin health, pleasure, money, content, respect, and the evolution of your immortal soul. It’s right use, it’s most effective use, is a matter of the highest urgency and of the most thrilling actuality. All depends on that. Your happiness -the elusive prize that you are clutching for, my friends depends on that.

Answer 92

arnold bennett

Question 93

In the world men must be dealt with according to what they are…and the great art of life is to find out what (who) they are, and act with that (understanding ) accordingly.

Answer 93

charles c f grevlne

Question 94

It was said of John Keats that his face was the face of one who had seen a vision. So
long had his inner eye been fixed upon beauty, so long had he loved that “vision splendid” so long had he lived with it, that not only did his soul take on the loveliness of what he contemplated, but the very tines of the poets face were chiseled into beauty by those sculptors catted “thoughts” and “ideals.”

Answer 94

david 0 mckay/clare middlemiss man may know for himself p 176

Question 95

Gratitude is a deeper virtue than thanksgiving . You may express thanks by words , but gratitude is a feeling of the heart and the soul .

Answer 95

david a mckay/clare mlddlemiss man may know for himself p117