American - Leader | August 4, 1899 - May 30, 1994
The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others.
Ezra Taft Benson
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Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another?
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Some prideful people are not so concerned as to whether their wages meet their needs as they are that their wages are more than someone else's. Their reward is being a cut above the rest. This is the enmity of pride.
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Pride is ugly. It says, 'If you succeed, I am a failure.'
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If we love God, do His will, and fear His judgment more than men's, we will have self-esteem.
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In a home where there is an able-bodied husband, he is expected to be the breadwinner.
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Are you honest with the Lord in the payment of your tithes? Living this divine law will bring both spiritual and material blessings.
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Encourage good music and art and literature in your homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and beauty will bless the lives of your children forever.
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When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed.
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Besides the physical ordinance of baptism and the laying on of hands, one must be spiritually born again to gain exaltation and eternal life.
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A woman whose life is involved in the righteous rearing of her children has a better chance of keeping up her spirits than the woman whose total concern is centered in her own personal problems.
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Retirement from work has depressed many a man and hastened his death.
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