Inspirational Thoughts: I am often moved or otherwise enlightened by short thoughts that are insightful or motivational. Below are some that roll around in my head. Many have been there for so long I no longer know or remember who first said them. Perhaps I have never really known the source in some cases. The words are merely stuck in my brain and provide a framework for living.

 

Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.

There is no particular value in being the most wealthy man in the graveyard.

No other success can compensate for failure in the home. (David O. McKay)

The most important work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own home." (Harold B. Lee)

No man can ever climb above his own head.

If you think you can or if you think you can't you are exactly right. 

When it's all said and done, there is usually more said than done. 

Exceptional souls are not developed by being made exceptions to the challenges common to mankind. (Neal A. Maxwell)

A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation. (Note: in my profession I knew plenty of both types.)

A fanatic is someone who redoubles his efforts after he's lost sight of his objective. 

The main thing to remember is that the main thing is still the main thing. (Steven R. Covey)

Seek first to understand before seeking to be understood. (Steven R. Covey)

Preach the gospel at all times and when necessary use words. (St. Francis of Assisi regarding the power of example.)

Love sees more, not less; but because it sees more it is willing to see less. (Julius Gordon ?)

Never allow a person's future to be held hostage by his past. (Maxwell)

Any jackass can kick down a barn; it takes a carpenter to build one. (Sam Rayburn)

I'd rather be on the construction crew than the wrecking crew any day.

We need more people who can say "no" with emphasis and more people who are not afraid to say: "I can't afford it."

Two great generals seems to be waging a war against society--General Apathy and General Indifference.

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality. (Dante Alighieri)

All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. (Edmund Burke)

Our lot in life is not to see through others but to see others through. 

Some people aim low in life and always hit their mark. 

Sitting in church every Sunday will not automatically turn me into a Christian anymore than sleeping in the garage every night would turn me into a car. It takes heartfelt believing, understanding and action to be a true Christian. 

I heard a story once about two young recruits--salesmen--who were sent off to the Australian outback to represent a shoe company. One wrote back later that the situation was impossible because no one there wore shoes. The other, more enterprising, recruit send back word to the home office: "The opportunity here is fantastic; no one has shoes yet." I've never forgotten that story. A similar one about attitude is depicted in the story--true or otherwise--that when Robert Fulton invented the steamboat there were people saying: "It'll never start; it will never start." When it started some said, "It'll never stop; it'll never stop."