David O. McKay Quotes

Honour is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.

The most spiritual place you can be in your life is when you're being very real, when you're not allowing everybody and everything to influence your decisions and your moods, and what's morally right or ethically right.

Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.

The Bible says, as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.

Life is not just about profit and loss. One should follow one's conscience and listen to the voice of one's soul.

I understand now that my soul is my power, not perfection or my ego. I continue to teach this to my children, despite their glamorous careers. If we can maintain our core values, the exteriors take second place and become a gift, a source of gratitude.

You should be concerned about the state of your soul, not the state of your bank account.

I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. But I don't believe in things like guilt.

I want to be able, as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye.

Our ideals are our better selves.

You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.

You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between them are countless facets. Therefore, concentrate on the depth of your consciousness and on what you consider to be positive and good.

The only currency I value is the coin of the spirit. That's very important in my life.

You're always concerned for your character. You should be.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

I bring spiritual books with me while travelling. I like books about thoughts and how you see the world.

I'd forgotten it's an important thing to give thought to your morality and how you intend to live your life.

Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds, the worth of their characters and the principles upon which they are building their lives.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.

One must keep one's character. Earn a character first if you can, and if you can't, then assume one.

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!

All I can say is that you have to live with your conscience at the end of your life, and it's the only thing that you have that belongs to yourself and nobody else.

Men are guided less by conscience than by glory; and yet the shortest way to glory is to be guided by conscience.

God, give me a good humiliation every day. It's good for the soul and it's good for the ego.