Brigham Young Quotes

If you have a bad thought about yourself, tell it to go to hell because that is exactly where it came from.

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.

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.

Pray as if all depended on God and work as if all depended upon you.

Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?

If you work hard you'll be happy and if you don't then you'll go to hell!

Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the seed of Cain, the penalty, under the law of God, is death on the spot. This will always be so.

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.

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.

The spirit of truth will do more to bring persons to light and knowledge, than flowery words.

As to your families my counsel is, never lay down your authority to a wife or child, but treat them so kindly they will never want to leave you.

Talk about polygamy! There is no true philosopher on the face of the earth but what will admit that such a system, properly carried out according to the order of heaven, is far superior to monogamy for the raising of healthy, robust children!

It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

I have never altered my feelings towards individuals, as men or as women, whether they believe as I do or not. Can you live as neighbors with me? I can with you; and it is no particular concern of mine whether you believe with me or not.

Crying babies are like good intentions: Both should be carried out immediately!

No matter what your circumstances are, whether you are in prosperity or in adversity, you can learn from every person, transaction, and circumstance around you.

Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community.

Prayer is good, but when baked potatoes and milk are needed, prayer will not supply their place.

It is impossible to unite Christ and Baal -- their spirits cannot unite, their objects and purposes are entirely different; the one leads to eternal life and exaltation, the other to death and final destruction.

Every organization of our government, the best government in the world, is crumbling to pieces. Those who have it in their hands are the ones who are destroying it. How long will it be before the words of the prophet Joseph will be fulfilled? He said if the Constitution of the United States were saved at all it must be done by this people. It will not be many years before these words come to pass.

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.

It is for us to do those things which the Lord requires at our hands, and leave the result with him.

Let us have compassion upon each other, and let the strong tenderly nurse the weak into strength, and let those who can see guide the blind until they can see the way for themselves.

The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy