Neal A. Maxwell quotes

Discouragement is not the absence of adequacy but the absence of courage. (Neal A. Maxwell)
God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability. View quote
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I have on my office wall a wise and useful reminder by Anne Morrow Lindbergh concerning one of the realities of life. She wrote, "My life cannot implement in action the demands of all the people to whom my heart responds." That's good counsel for us all, not as an excuse to forgo duty, but as a sage point about pace and the need for quality in relationships. View quote
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The good life is the best preparation for bad times. View quote
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A few little flowers will spring up briefly in the dry gulley through which torrents of water pass occasionally. But it is steady streams that bring thick and needed crops. In the agriculture of the soul that has to do with nurturing attributes, flash floods are no substitute for regular irrigation." View quote
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We, more than others, should carry jumper and tow cables not only in our cars, but also in our hearts, by which means we can send the needed boost or charge of encouragement or the added momentum to mortal neighbors. View quote
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What we insistently desire, over time, is what we become. View quote
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Ultimate hope and daily grumpiness are not reconcilable. View quote
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In the economy of Heaven, God does not send thunder if a still, small voice is enough, or a prophet if a priest can do the job. View quote
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Beware not to get caught up in the thick of thin things. View quote
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We are so busy constantly checking our own temperatures, we fail to notice the burning fevers of others. (Neal A. Maxwell)
Truly we work and live on a streetful of splendid people, whom we are to love and serve even if they are uninterested in us! View quote
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When in situations of stress we wonder if there is any more in us to give, we can be comforted to know that God, who knows our capacity perfectly, placed us here to succeed. View quote
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There are certain mortal moments and minutes that matter. Certain hingepoints in the history of each human. Some seconds are so decisive they shrink the soul, while others are spent, so as to stretch the soul. View quote
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Thus worshiping, serving, studying, praying, each in its own way squeezes selfishness out of us; pushes aside our preoccupations with the things of the world. View quote
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Being popular can become narcotic. We can come to crave it and to need the frequent ""fixes"" brought by the world's praise and caresses of recognition. A turned head bows much less easily. Popularity is dangerous especially because it focuses us on ourselves rather than keeping us attentive to the needs of others. We become preoccupied with self and with being noticed, letting those in real need ""pass by"" us, and we ""notice them not"". View quote
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Indeed, one of the most cruel games anyone can play with self is the "not yet" game-hoping to sin just a bit more before ceasing; to enjoy the praise of the world a little longer before turning away from the applause; to win just once more in the wearying sweepstakes of materialism; to be chaste, but not yet; to be good neighbors, but not now. One can play upon the harp-strings of hesitations and reservations just so long, and then one faces that special moment-a moment when what has been sensed, mutely, suddenly finds voice and cries out with tears, "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." View quote
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The laughter of the world is merely loneliness pathetically trying to reassure itself. View quote
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Empathy during agony is a portion of divinity. View quote
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Faith in God includes Faith in God's timing. View quote
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We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count. (Neal A. Maxwell)
The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The many other things we 'give' are actually the things He has already given or loaned to us. View quote
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If we are serious about our discipleship, Jesus will eventually request each of us to do those very things which are most difficult for us to do. View quote
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If, in the end, you have not chosen Jesus Christ it will not matter what you have chosen. View quote
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No love is ever wasted. Its worth does not lie in reciprocity. View quote
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