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God's revelation to Adam did not instruct Noah how to build the ark.
— Ezra Taft Benson
I challenge those who are in business and other professions to see that there are copies of the Book of Mormon in their reception rooms.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Satan knows that youth is the springtime of life when all things are new and young people are most vulnerable.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The true Mason's level of discernment increases with every use of the working tools, because the true Mason is ever working on him/her self.
— William Howard Taft
To love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is all-consuming and all-encompassing. It is no lukewarm endeavor.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Just as a man does not desire food until he is hungry, so does he not desire the salvation of Christ until he knows why he needs Christ.
— Ezra Taft Benson
We have passed the time of ... the laisser-faire [sic] school which believes that the government ought to do nothing but run a police force.
— William Howard Taft
If a man does not control his temper, it is a sad admission that he is not in control of his thoughts.
— Ezra Taft Benson
One of the marks of an educated man today is to know what not to readwhat not to see or what not to listen to. — Ezra Taft Benson
As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country.
— William Howard Taft
Virtue is akin to holiness, an attribute of godliness.
— Ezra Taft Benson
We, as Unitarians, may feel that the world is coming our way.
— William Howard Taft
What would God have me do with my life?
— Ezra Taft Benson
Taft generally ate alone. Forever struggling to lose weight, he limited his midday meal to an apple or a glass of water.
— Doris Kearns Goodwin
Those who think clean thoughts do not do dirty deeds.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Gods' payment is the best payment.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Beware of those who would pit the dead prophets against the living prophets, for the living prophets always take precedence.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Bad experience is a school that only fools keep going to.
— Ezra Taft Benson
It is the mark of a truly educated man to know what not to read.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Try as you may, you cannot put the Lord in your debt. For every time you try to do His will, He simply pours out more blessings upon you.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The greatest events of history are those which affect the greatest number for the longest periods.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Let us be in a position so we are able to not only feed ourselves through home production and storage, but others as well.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The great commandment of life is to love the Lord.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The greatest work in all the world is the building of men and women of character. Without character there is not much that is worthwhile.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Many men and women in the world demonstrate great willpower and self-discipline in overcoming bad habits and the weaknesses of the flesh.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Nations cannot endure in sin.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Freedom must be continually guarded as something more priceless than life itself.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Sound principles and eternal truths need to be frequently repeated so that we do not forget their application nor become dissuaded by other arguments.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Mothers, train up your children in righteousness; do not attempt to save the world and let your own family fall apart.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The high cost of low living.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Unless you and your mate are united in purpose, dedication, and loyalty, you will not succeed to the extent you otherwise could.
— Ezra Taft Benson
It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness
— Ezra Taft Benson
I firmly believe in prayer. It is possible to reach out and tap the unseen power which gives strength and anchor in time of need.
— Ezra Taft Benson
An unvirtuous citizenry tend to elect representatives who will pander to their covetous lustings.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The true Mason is the Tiler of the Temple of the Heart.
— William Howard Taft
Freedom is an eternal principle. Heaven disapproves of force, coercion and intimidation. Only a free people can be truly a happy people.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Sin pulls a man down into despondency and despair.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Freedom can be killed by neglect as well as by direct attack.
— Ezra Taft Benson
To lose yourself in righteous service to others can lift your sights and get your mind off personal problems, or at least put them in proper focus.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed, happy or miserable.
— Ezra Taft Benson
I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk.
— William Howard Taft
I have little need to remind you that water has become one of our major national concerns.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Personal revelation, consecration of performance, attention to detail, and dependency on God-with these qualities you cannot fail.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The world is not going to be saved by legislation.
— William Howard Taft
I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.
— William Howard Taft
We need missionaries to match our message.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Pride is competition-competition between God and Man.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The false prophets of Communism predict a utopian society.
— Ezra Taft Benson
If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to the infusion into the American people of the Irish brain.
— William Howard Taft
No society will long survive without mothers who care for their young and provide that nurturing care so essential for their normal development.
— Ezra Taft Benson
I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the matter is, the longer I am president the less of a party man I seem to become.
— William Howard Taft
Besides the physical ordinance of baptism and the laying on of hands, one must be spiritually born again to gain exaltation and eternal life.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Modesty in dress and language and deportment is a true mark of refinement and a hallmark of a virtuous Latter-day Saint woman.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The secret to missionary work is work. Work, work, work!
— Ezra Taft Benson
Essentially, pride is a 'my will' rather than 'thy will' approach to life.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.
— Ezra Taft Benson
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?
— Ezra Taft Benson
I have a vision of artists putting into film, drama, literature, music, and paintings great themes and great characters from the Book of Mormon.
— Ezra Taft Benson
When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Ohioans are practical. We're a can-do people. Give us a problem, we'll give you a solution.
— Bob Taft
Time is numbered only to man.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Some men are willing to die for their faith, but they are not willing to fully live for it. Christ both lived and died for us.
— Ezra Taft Benson
We are all dependent upon the investment of capital.
— William Howard Taft
The price of peace is righteousness.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Golf in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self-restraint and affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman.
— William Howard Taft
We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.
— William Howard Taft
Too many people don't care what happens so long as it doesn't happen to them.
— William Howard Taft
Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was, 'Not my will, but thine be done.'
— Ezra Taft Benson
Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God's.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Truth is truth, whether labeled 'science' or 'religion.'
— Ezra Taft Benson
Faith is the foundation upon which a godlike character is built. It is a prerequisite for all other virtues.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Do not leave yourself or your family unprotected against financial storms ... Build up savings.
— Ezra Taft Benson
With good health all the activities of life are greatly enhanced ... It gives our every experience in life more zest and more meaning.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Families must spend more time together in work and recreation.
— Ezra Taft Benson
In a home where there is an able-bodied husband, he is expected to be the breadwinner.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Students at universities are sometimes so filled with the doctrines of the world they begin to question the doctrines of the gospel.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The human body is the tabernacle of the spirit, and God expects that it be kept clean and unimpaired.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.
— William Howard Taft
It is a truism that children need more of Mother than of money.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Unless we do his teachings, we do not demonstrate faith in him.
— Ezra Taft Benson
God will not be mocked.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The world is increasing in wickedness.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The true Mason never hesitates to use the working tools to correct personal flaws.
— William Howard Taft
Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ
— Ezra Taft Benson
Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul.
— Ezra Taft Benson
We will not know Him, until we become like him.
— Ezra Taft Benson
All of it. Lincoln, Taft, what they did. The H-bomb, the RAND Corporation, the king of Persia, the whole long con of it all.
— Austin Grossman
It defies all common sense to send that roughneck ward politician back to the White House.
— Robert Taft
The deepest joys and blessings in life are associated with family, parenthood, and sacrifice.
— Ezra Taft Benson
I would rather say whoa to a leader than gittie up.
— Ezra Taft Benson
We must be devoted to sound principles in word and deed: principle above party, principle above pocketbook, principle above popularity.
— Ezra Taft Benson
I have a vision of the whole Church getting nearer to God by abiding by the precepts of the Book of Mormon.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Callings in the church, as important as they are, by their very nature are only for a period of time, and then an appropriate release takes place.
— Ezra Taft Benson
I love all our Father's children of every color, creed, and political persuasion.
— Ezra Taft Benson
