Quotes from Ezra Taft Benson

The responsibility of a man is to lead his family.

How vital are mother's influence and teaching in the home-and how apparent when neglected!

Mothers, train up your children in righteousness; do not attempt to save the world and let your own family fall apart.

It is a truism that children need more of Mother than of money.

In the beginning, Adam was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow - not Eve. Contrary to conventional wisdom, a mother's place is in the home!

Encourage good music and art and literature in your homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and beauty will bless the lives of your children forever.

Now, what of the entertainment that is available to our young people today? Are you being undermined right in your homes through your television, radio, slick magazines, and rock music records?

Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.

Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul.

I began to realize that when you are at peace with your Maker you can, if not ignore human criticism, at least rise above it.

Personal revelation, consecration of performance, attention to detail, and dependency on God-with these qualities you cannot fail.

Our mothers put God first when they fill their highest mission within the walls of their own homes.

We can choose to humble ourselves by confessing and forsaking our sins and being born of God.

I reverence the Constitution of the United States as a sacred document. To me its words are akin to the revelations of God, for God has placed his stamp of approval on the Constitution of this land.

This nation was established by the God of heaven as a citadel of liberty. A Constitution guaranteeing those liberties was designed under the superintending influence of heaven.

The temple will be an ever-present reminder that God intended the family to be eternal.

Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another?

I have a vision of the whole Church getting nearer to God by abiding by the precepts of the Book of Mormon.

The God of heaven sent some of His choicest spirits to lay the foundation of this government. And he has sent other choice spirits to preserve it.

I speak of honor-your honor to God-your honor to country-your honor to self. I sincerely believe it to be the cure to most of our ills, both on a national or individual basis.

Man is at his best when complimented by the influence of a good woman.

One of Satan's most frequently used deceptions is the notion that the commandments of God are meant to restrict freedom and limit happiness.

God help us to be grateful for our blessings, never to be guilty of the sin of ingratitude, and to instill this same gratitude into the lives of our children.

Why did the Lord inspire Mormon (or Moroni or Alma) to include that in his record? What lesson can I learn from that to help me live in this day and age?