Best Quotes by Brigham Young (Top 10)

  1. You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.
  2. Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?
  3. Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.
  4. He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.
  5. He who takes offense when offense was not intended is a fool, yet he who takes offense when offense is intended is an even greater fool for he has succumbed to the will of his adversary.
  6. True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.
  7. Life is best enjoyed when time periods are evenly divided between labor, sleep, and recreation...all people should spend one-third of their time in recreation which is rebuilding, voluntary activity, never idleness.
  8. I am more afraid that this people have so much confidence in their leaders that they will not inquire for themselves of God whether they are led by him. I am fearful they settle down in a state of blind self security. Let every man and woman know, by the whispering of the Spirit of God to themselves, whether their leaders are walking in the path the Lord dictates, or not.
  9. Honest hearts produce honest actions.
  10. If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters.

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