Karl G. Maeser

“Not only will you be held accountable for the things you do, but you will be held responsible for the very thoughts you think.”

“There is a Mount Sinai for every child of God if he only knows where to find it.”

“No man shall be more exacting of me or my conduct than I am of myself.”

“He who cheats others is a knave, but he who cheats himself is a fool.”

“Place me behind prison walls - walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground. There is a possibility that in some way or another I may be able to escape. But stand me on that floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No. Never.”

“I would rather trust my child to a serpent than to a teacher who does not believe in God.”

“Be yourself, but always your better self.”

“Make the wise man within you your living ideal.”