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13 quotes by Orson F. Whitney

Orson Ferguson Whitney (1 July 1855 – 16 May 1931) born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1906 until his death.
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What has history said of eminence without honor, wealth without wisdom, power and possessions without principle? The answer is reiterated in the... →

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The spirit of the gospel is optimistic; it trusts in God and looks on the bright side of things. The opposite or pessimistic spirit drags men down... →

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Jesus Christ was a patriot! His country was the world. His laws were the eternal principles of liberty, and his followers, in every age, have been... →

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Sound moral principle is the only sure evidence of strength, the only firm foundation of greatness and perpetuity. Where this is lacking, no... →

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The commonest error made in relation to poetry is that it consists simply in verse-making. Many confound the casket of meter and rhyme with the jewel... →

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You parents of the wilful and the wayward! Don't give them up. Don't cast them off. They are not utterly lost. The Shepherd will find his... →

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Poetry is the elder sister of history, the mother of language, the ancestress of civilization.

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It is my belief that many who think they dislike poetry are really poetical in their natures and are indebted to it, more than they imagine, for the... →

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Nearly all men and women are poetical, to some extent, but very few can be called poets. There are great poets, small poets, and men and women who... →

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Our Heavenly Father is far more merciful, infinitely more charitable, than even the best of his servants, and the Everlasting Gospel is mightier in... →

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Poetry is that sentiment of the soul, or faculty of the mind, which enables its possessor to appreciate and realize the heights and depths of human... →

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Jesus of Nazareth was a poet, no less than a prophet, of pre-eminent genius.

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Only those ignorant of what poetry means will ask the question: what is it good for?

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