Joseph B. Wirthlin - Desire, burning desire, is basic to...

Desire, burning desire, is basic to achieving anything beyond the ordinary.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Biography

Author Profession: Businessman

Nationality: American

Born: June 11, 1917

Died: December 1, 2008

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Topics

Achieving, Anything, Basic, Beyond, Burning, Burning Desire, Desire, Ordinary

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Sometimes we make the process more complicated than we need to. We will never make a journey of a thousand miles by fretting about how long it will take or how hard it will be. We make the journey by taking each day step by step and then repeating it again and again until we reach our destination.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Day Journey Long Destination

The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.

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Love Beauty Beautiful Clouds

Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one's voice.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Gratitude Rain Simple Food

Honesty is of God and dishonesty of the devil; the devil was a liar from the beginning.

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God Devil Honesty Liar

Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming!

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Thanksgiving Memories Some Ever

I give thanks to my Creator for this wonderful life where each of us has the opportunity to learn lessons we could not fully comprehend by any other means.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Life Thanksgiving Opportunity Thanks

True love lasts forever.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Love True Love True Forever

As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Character People Butterfly Adversity

Self-control is one mark of a mature person; it applies to control of language, physical treatment of others, and the appetites of the body.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Language Mature Control Body

Those who stand at the threshold of life always waiting for the right time to change are like the man who stands at the bank of a river waiting for the water to pass so he can cross on dry land.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Life Change Man Time

There is no limit to the potential of brethren working together in complete brotherhood and selflessness toward spiritual goals. The power of God working through such channels will bring unimaginable blessings to all concerned.

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God Goals Power Together

Charity can be the outward expression of faith and hope.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Hope Faith Charity Expression

Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Kindness Friends Doors Relationships

The true greatness of a person, in my view, is evident in the way he or she treats those with whom courtesy and kindness are not required.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Kindness View Greatness Way

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