Inspiring Quotes

I love quotes...especially by prophets and apostles! Here are a few of my favorites:

“Try a little harder to be a little better.” 
―Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley

"Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.” - Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley

"Along your pathway of life you will observe that you are not the only traveler. There are others who need your help. There are feet to steady, hands to grasp, minds to encourage, hearts to inspire, and souls to save." -Pres. Thomas S. Monson

"God is eagerly waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has. But He can't if you don't pray, and He can't if you don't dream. In short, He can't if you don't believe."-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (This quote was hanging up in my bedroom when I was single. I still read the quote often.)

"How much more beautiful would be the world and the societies in which we live if every father and mother looked upon their children as the most precious of their assets, if they led them by the power of their example in kindness and love..." -Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley

"The best antidote for worry is work. The best medicine for despair is service. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired." -Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley

"Oh, give me patience when wee hands
Tug at me with their small demands.
And give me gentle and smiling eyes.
Keep my lips from hasty replies.
And let not weariness, confusion or noise
Obscure my vision of life's fleeting joys.
So when, in years to come my house is still-
No bitter memories its room may fill. - Unknown

"However much we believe in angels, we ought to believe in them more than we do, for they truly do "encamp round about" us and they regularly protect and deliver us in many different ways." - Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

"Do more than belong: participate.
Do more than care: help.
Do more than believe: practice.
Do more than be fair: be kind.
Do more than forgive: forget.
Do more than dream: work."
~William Arthur Ward (not a prophet or apostle, but a great quote)

"There are so many people in need whom we could be thinking about instead of ourselves. And please don’t ever forget your own family. There are so many ways we could be serving. We have no time to become absorbed in ourselves.” 
- Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.” 
- Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley

“You can't plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind." - Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley

"Love is spelled T-I-M-E." -Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"I testify that no one of us is less treasured or cherished of God than another. I testify that He loves each of us—insecurities, anxieties, self-image, and all. He doesn’t measure our talents or our looks; He doesn’t measure our professions or our possessions. He cheers on every runner, calling out that the race is against sin, not against each other." 
— Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

What's your favorite quote? Feel free to leave a comment sharing it!