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To learn from crises

We owe to God the same faithfulness that He gives to us. We should strive for steadiness, and for a commitment to God that does not ebb and flow with the years or the crises of our lives.

President Thomas S. Monson
In his op-ed piece in the Washington Post about the years since 9/11

Disposition

I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.

Martha Washington

Drawn to Work

The thoughtful working person will provide some intervals between his tasks, like the green belts of grass, trees, and water that we often need in our living environment to interrupt the asphalt. Each of us will be more effective if we plan some time for contemplation and renewal, and if we do not feel driven by our work so much as drawn to it.

Elder Neal A. Maxwell
Ensign Aug. 1976, "I Have a Question"