Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.

He who aspires to paradise should learn to deal with people with kindness.

Choose to be kind. Choose to forgive. Let your love grow and shine so that people may look at the example of your life and glorify God in Heaven.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents.

Do all things with love.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Our children need to remember to love each other, how to honor each other, their parents, God, and their neighbors.

No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures.

Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness.

It doesn't matter what tradition you come from, what religion you have or don't, what culture you were brought up in or what God you ascribe to: Faith is worthwhile as it helps us to be kinder, more generous, more loving and forgiving people.

The most important thing in my father's life? World peace. Me and my brother. My mom.

Live a life of grace. You'll be a better person for it, and so will your children.

Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.

Jesus said, 'Greater things of these you shall do...' Become a peace builder, a bridge builder, not a destroyer, and the way you do that is through friendships and relationships, and through authentic character.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.

We're only here to love God and each other. I'm not saying I've never gotten angry at anyone. I do. But you've got to forgive and move on.

It really is a blessing when two people who are so full of dignity and kindness and really live to make the world a better place get together.

I believe in God, family, truth between people, the power of love.

I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it.

I always tell my wife, 'If you're ever looking for something to put on my gravestone, put down, 'He was an honest man, and he never held a grudge.'

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.