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Disobedience is essentially a prideful power struggle against someone in authority over us. It can be a parent, a priesthood leader, a teacher, or ultimately God. A proud person hates the fact that someone is above him. He thinks this lowers his position.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Above Against Authority Disobedience Essentially Fact God Hates He Him His Leader Over Parent Person Position Power Priesthood Proud Someone Struggle Teacher Thinks Ultimately Us

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Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God's.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Against Competitive Essentially God Nature Our Pit Pride Will

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A young man who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an abiding testimony of its truthfulness, and who applies its teachings will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and will be a mighty tool in the hands of the Lord.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Abide Able Against Book Devil Hands Knows Lord Loves Man Mighty Mormon Read Several Stand Teachings Testimony Times Tool Truthfulness Who Will Young Young Man

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The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine right of kings.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Against Declaration Divine Forth Independence Justification Kings Moral Political Rebellion Right Set Tradition

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The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Adversary Against Any Device Every Every Man Make Man Measuring Opinions Other Others Proud Talents Wealth Works Worldly

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A young woman who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an abiding testimony of its truthfulness, and who applies its teachings will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and will be a mighty tool in the hands of the Lord.

~Ezra Taft Benson

Topics: Abide Able Against Book Devil Hands Knows Lord Loves Mighty Mormon Read Several Stand Teachings Testimony Times Tool Truthfulness Who Will Woman Young Young Woman

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The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once.

~F. H. Bradley

Topics: Against Better Blow Depends Either Fly Force Once Resistance Sometimes Struggle Temptation Yield

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I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't.

~F. Scott Fitzgerald

Topics: Against Hope Hopes Last Person Romantic Sentimental Things Thinks Will

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Mr. Trump, Americans can't afford, and don't want, to worry about the latest lawsuit filed against their president. And you're not immune from these suits once you enter the Oval Office. Anything you've done before taking office is fair game.

~Fabrizio Moreira

Topics: About Afford Against American Anything Before Done Enter Fair Game Immune Latest Lawsuit Office Once Oval Oval Office President Suits Taking Trump Want Worry You Mr

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Derogatory against women - it seems that Trump is not too keen about having women around him, maybe except for his wife and daughter.

~Fabrizio Moreira

Topics: About Against Around Daughter Derogatory Except Having Him His Keen Maybe Seems Too Trump Wife Women

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