Neal A. Maxwell Quotes

There are also flat periods in life which may well be the periods during which-before new lessons come- the past lessons of life are allowed to seep, quietly and deeply, into the marrow of the soul. These outwardly flat periods, when enduring well may not seem very purposeful,, are probably the times when needed attitudinal alignments are quietly occurring.

The laughter of the world is merely loneliness pathetically trying to reassure itself.

We cannot lead or draw others to Christ unless we stand closer to Him than they do.

It is only by yielding to God that we can begin to realize His will for us. And if we truly trust God, why not yield to His loving omniscience? After all, He knows us and our possibilities much better than do we.

The dues of discipleship are high indeed, and how much we can take so often determines how much we can then give.

Our afflictions brothers and sisters often will not be extinguished, they will be dwarfed and swallowed up in the joy of Christ. That’s how we overcome, most of the time. It’s not their elimination, but the placing of them in that larger context.

On the straight and narrow path, there are simply no corners to be cut.

I know the celestial criteria measure service, not status; the use of our talents, not the relative size of our talent inventories. I know that Church membership is not passive security but continuing opportunity.

Why is it that for many persons changing others is so exciting and so relevant, while changing oneself is so boring and irrelevant?

Meanwhile, spiritual submissiveness brings about the wiser use of our time, talents, and gifts as compared with our laboring diligently but conditionally to establish our own righteousness instead of the Lord’s (D&C 1:16). After all, Lucifer was willing to work very hard, but conditionally in his own way and for his own purposes.

Do not let the future be held hostage by the past

The gross size of our talent inventories is less important than the net use of our talents?