Quotes from Joseph B. Wirthlin

'Success' is a seductive word. Thousands of books have been written on the subject. They promise money, freedom, leisure, and luxury.

You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you.

It is not hard for me to remember when I was in college. I loved many things about college life: I loved learning. I loved the comradery. And I loved football.

Those who stand at the threshold of life always waiting for the right time to change are like the man who stands at the bank of a river waiting for the water to pass so he can cross on dry land.

Knowledge is very important and one of the few things that accompanies us into the next life.

During my life I have heard many sermons on the Resurrection. I can recite the events of that first Easter Sunday. I have marked in my scriptures passages regarding the Resurrection.

Having received the Spirit of Christ to know good from evil, we should always choose the good.

In the first century A.D., members of the growing Church in Corinth were enthusiastic about the gospel. Almost all were recent converts to the Church. Many were attracted to it through the preaching of the Apostle Paul and others.

Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful.

The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.

President Benson's mighty influence is felt in many ways. His timely and inspired counsel to read the precious Book of Mormon brought an added appreciation of this sacred scripture to all who followed his direction.

We don't have to be perfect today. We don't have to be better than someone else. All we have to do is to be the very best we can.

Why must we love the Lord? Because as we do so, we become refined, pure, and holy.

Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes.

A worldwide web of electronic connections now moves data at ever-increasing speed and volume along what we call the information superhighway.

Immorality, violence, and divorce, with their accompanying sorrows, plague society worldwide.

Dates that come around every year help us measure progress in our lives. One annual event, New Year's Day, is a time of reflection and resolution.

Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best.

No matter our age, circumstances, or abilities, each one of us can create something remarkable of his life.

Remember this: debt is a form of bondage. It is a financial termite.

The gift of the Holy Ghost, which is the right to receive the Holy Ghost as a constant companion, is obtained only upon condition of faith in Christ, repentance, baptism by immersion, and the laying on of hands by authorized servants endowed with the Melchizedek Priesthood.

To be without guile is to be free of deceit, cunning, hypocrisy, and dishonesty in thought or action.

The ideal course of life is not always easy.

Indeed, the world is a better place because there was such a leader as President Gordon B. Hinckley.