Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

Quote by Gordon B Hinckley

Topics: Morality Quotes, Self-respect Quotes, Virtue Quotes

Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread...

Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread...

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

There are some men who, in a spirit of arrogance, think they are superior to...

There are some men who, in a spirit of arrogance, think they are superior to...

Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread...

Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread...

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we...

Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we...

Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we'll...

Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we'll...

Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out.

Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out.

Give expression to the noble desires that lie in your heart.

Give expression to the noble desires that lie in your heart.

The fact is that it is predominantly men who bring about the conditions that lead...

The fact is that it is predominantly men who bring about the conditions that lead...

Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that...

Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that...

A project is complete when it starts working for you, rather than you working for...

A project is complete when it starts working for you, rather than you working for...

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly...

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly...

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently...

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently...

He who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which...

He who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which...

Morality is a private and costly luxury

Morality is a private and costly luxury

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

All sects differ, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it...

All sects differ, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it...

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is...

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is...

If you think you can do it, or you think you can't do it, You...

If you think you can do it, or you think you can't do it, You...

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary