David O. McKay Quotes - Page 6

No other success [in life] can compensate for failure in the home.

The seeds of a happy marriage are sown in youth. Happiness does not begin at the altar; it begins during the period of youth and courtship.

One of my most precious possessions is my memory of a home in which love was supreme, in which I cannot recall ever a cross word having passed between father and mother. We all owe such a blessing to our children.

Teachings and ideologies subversive to the fundamental principles of this great Republic, which are contrary to the Constitution of the United States, or which are detrimental to the progress of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be condemned, whether advocated by Republicans or Democrats.

Man is responsible not only for every deed, but also for every idle word and thought.

A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions.

That home is most beautiful in which you find each person striving to serve the other.

Thoughts that most frequently occupy the mind determine a man's course of action.

Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained, will be permanent, whether to individuals or nations, unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles.

An unsatisfied appetite for knowledge means progress and is the state of a normal mind.

This age is fraught with limitless perils, as well as untold possibilities.

I believe that only through a truly educated citizenry can the ideals that inspired the Founding Fathers of our nation be preserved and perpetuated.

The greatest forces in the world are being used against families and traditional family values. These values are being undermined in subtle and in not-so-subtle ways. Because of this assault on family values, it takes all of your best efforts to fortify your family. It takes hard work and planning. It takes sacrifice. 'In the setting of the family...may I suggest that we give more of ourselves.'

I have but one thought in my heart for the young folk of the Church and that is that they be happy. I know of no other place than home where more happiness can be found in this life. It is possible to make home a bit of heaven; indeed, I picture heaven to be a continuation of the ideal home.

[Liberty] is freedom of choice, a divine gift, an essential virtue in a peaceful society.

When the husband and wife are healthy, and free from inherited weaknesses and diseases that might be transmitted with injury to their offspring the use of contraceptives is to be condemned.

The greatest spiritual blessing comes from helping another.

Into the soul of every student I would have instilled the patriotic fervor of Patrick Henry.

[One] principle that actuated the lives of the fathers who founded our Constitution was faith in God.

The true purpose of life is the perfection of humanity through individual effort, under the guidance of God's inspiration.

If our young people could but glimpse it, it would be the most powerful spiritual motivation of their lives!

Seeking the pleasure of conjugality without a willingness to assume the responsibilities of rearing a family is one of the onslaughts that now batter at the structure of the American home. Intelligence and mutual consideration should be ever-present factors in determining the coming of children to the home.

True liberty in individuals consists in the enjoying of every right that will contribute to one's peace and happiness, so long as the exercise of such a privilege does not interfere with the same privilege in others.

All men who have moved the world have been men who would stand true to their conscience.

True Christianity is love in action.