"The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary  so that the necessary may speak." ~Hans Hofmann

"First say to yourself what you would be ;   and then do what you have to do." ~Epictetus

"There is no dignity quite so impressive,  and no independence so important  as living within your means." ~Calvin Coolid...

"Provident living requires us to develop proper attitudes—a willingness to forego luxuries, to avoid excess, and to fully use what...

"Each age has deemed the new-born year  the fittest time for festal cheer." ~ Walter Scott source

"Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind.   To cherish peac e and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy,  ...

"Courage is resistance to fear,  mastery of fear, not absence of fear." ~Mark Twain source

"Decisions determine destiny.  That is why it is worthwhile to look ahead,  to set a course, to be at least partly ready  wh...

"Work is honorable. Developing the capacity to work will help you contribute to the world in which you live. It will bring you an i...

 “Children need to work with their parents—to wash dishes with them, to mop floors with them, to mow lawns, to prune trees and shru...

Come, Ye Thankful People Come, ye thankful people, come;  Raise the song of harvest home. All is safely gathered in Ere the winter ...

" A small daily task, if it be really daily,  will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules." -Anthony Trollope

"It is around the family and the home  that all the greatest virtues...are  created, strengthened and maintained." Winst...

Elder James E. Faust taught: “An essential part of teaching children to be disciplined and responsible is to have them learn to work. … ...

“Teaching children the joy of honest labor is one of the greatest of all gifts you can bestow upon them”  Elder L. Tom Perry of th...

"We encourage you wherever you may live in the world to prepare for adversity by looking to the condition of your finances. We urge ...

"It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants.  The question is: what are we busy about? Henry David Thoreau

“We stand at the crossroads, each minute, each hour, each day, making choices. We choose the thoughts we allow ourselves to think, the ...

"We are all self-reliant in some areas and dependent in others. Therefore, each of us should strive to help others in areas where w...

"Behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances d...