Quotes

One of the fondest memories of my Granddad Nelson was trading quotes regularly over email. Sadly I lost the email archive when I went on my mission, but it has continued to be an interest of mine. I hope you enjoy my collection of quotes. A bit of everything from religion to politics to leadership.

Charity is having patience with someone who has let us down. It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily. It is accepting weaknesses and shortcomings. It is accepting people as they truly are.

One of God’s greatest gifts to us is the joy of trying again, for no failure ever need be final.

I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by…Instead, find joy in the journey—now.

I have found that, rather than dwelling on the negative, if we will take a step back and consider the blessings in our lives, including seemingly small, sometimes overlooked blessings, we can find greater happiness.

Never let a problem to be solved, become more important than a person to be loved.

He who notes the fall of a sparrow surely hears the pleadings of our hearts.