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Nobody loves the rat race, but nobody can think of anything else—Satan has us just where he wants us.


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True knowledge never shuts the door on more knowledge, but zeal often does.

True knowledge never shuts the door on more knowledge, but zeal often does.



Why read the Book of Mormon? Because angels do not come on trivial errands.

Why read the Book of Mormon? Because angels do not come on trivial errands.



What on earth have a man's name, degree, academic position, and of all things, opinions, to do with whether a thing is true?

What on earth have a man's name, degree, academic position, and of all things, opinions, to do with whether a thing is true?



Why do people feel guilty about TV? What is wrong with it? Just this: it shuts out all the wonderful things of which the mind is capable, leaving it drugged in a state of thoughtless stupor.

Why do people feel guilty about TV? What is wrong with it? Just this: it shuts out all the wonderful things of which the mind is capable, leaving it drugged in a state of thoughtless stupor.



Indolent and unworthy the beggar may be—but that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of turning away one honest petition.

Indolent and unworthy the beggar may be—but that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of turning away one honest petition.



No matter where we begin, if we pursue knowledge diligently and honestly, our quest will inevitably lead us from the things of the earth to the things of heaven.

No matter where we begin, if we pursue knowledge diligently and honestly, our quest will inevitably lead us from the things of the earth to the things of heaven.



[Eve] sees through Satan's disquise of clever hypocrisy, identifies him, and exposes him for what he is...[ever since Satan has] had it in for women.

[Eve] sees through Satan's disquise of clever hypocrisy, identifies him, and exposes him for what he is...[ever since Satan has] had it in for women.



Don't be like anybody else. Be different. Then you can make a contribution. Otherwise, you just echo something; you're just a reflection.

Don't be like anybody else. Be different. Then you can make a contribution. Otherwise, you just echo something; you're just a reflection.



The gas-law of learning: . . . any amount of information no matter how small will fill any intellectual void no matter how large.

The gas-law of learning: . . . any amount of information no matter how small will fill any intellectual void no matter how large.



You can only expand your capacities by working to the very limit

You can only expand your capacities by working to the very limit





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