Quotes from David O. McKay
Thoughts that most frequently occupy the mind determine a man's course of action.
- David O. McKay
Man is responsible not only for every deed, but also for every idle word and thought.
- David O. McKay
All men who have moved the world have been men who would stand true to their conscience.
- David O. McKay
When a Father takes the child by the hand, he takes the Mother by the Heart.... The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
- David O. McKay
Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.
- David O. McKay
The Gospel of Jesus Christ can make bad men good and good men better, can alter human nature, and can change human lives.
- David O. McKay
The purpose of the gospel is to make bad men good and good men better, and to change human nature.
- David O. McKay
Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men.
- David O. McKay
Happiness consists not of having, but of being. It is a warm glow of the heart at peace with itself.
- David O. McKay
Peace springs from righteousness in the soul, from upright living.
- David O. McKay
The greatest need in the world today is faith in God and courage to do His will.
- David O. McKay
Next to being one in worshipping God there is nothing in this world upon which the Church should be more united that in upholding and defending the Constitution of the United States
- David O. McKay