J. Golden Kimball Quotes
1853–1938
J. Golden Kimball (9 June 1853 – 2 September 1938) was a Latter-day Saint leader remembered for his folksy speaking.
Also known as: J golden kimball
Random J. Golden Kimball quote
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I tell you, God can do nothing with a "half-way man."
When I look over this body of men, I do not discover that you are very distinguished in appearance. Why, you are no better looking than I am, and I look pretty bad.
Any man who tries to do the right thing and continues to try, is not a failure in the sight of God.
It is considered a good thing to look wise, especially when not over burdened with information.
Construction is very difficult, destruction is easy.
If I have ever been vain—and no doubt I have been—I think men are really more vain than women, and that is a hard blow!
I do not know just where I am going, but I know mighty well I am on my way.
I know what I want, and I begin to find out what it will cost.
I am very glad that I am not so old as I feel.
"Rock-a-bye baby in the tree top" won't work out our problems. There is no use crying "All is well in Zion," because it is not true.
I feel more like saying, this morning, "Cheer up, the worst is to come."
We are one and all God's children. He created us and he never created a failure, and he created you.
It takes lots of courage to say always what you think. The trouble is, we think things sometimes we ought not to say.
Some of us don't get the spirit of repentance and see things right until our hair is gray. Brethren, let us be tolerant; let us be kind and considerate.
Wives and husbands are mostly foolish. A little love, respect, patience and to give and take, and occasionally a kiss and a cuddle, would make out of a hades a heaven.
Almost everything now a days is standardized, staked out, fenced in, blue printed and so perfectly all planned and laid out that the Lord couldn’t get in a word edge-ways.
I am inclined to believe that we do not hear straight, talk straight, see straight and think straight. We preach too long, talk too much and kill the very truth we want to put over.
If you begin to run short of things to be thankful for, commence to pray for your enemies and you will be surprised how soon you will want to quit and say, Amen.
I claim not to raise the dead, but I can arouse the Saints who come to meetings to sleep and rest, but often am forced to use unseemly language to put it over.
I am ready to confess that I am keyed up to a pretty high tension, and the only thing I am afraid of is that I will say just what I think, which would be unwise, no doubt.