Top 90 Marvin J. Ashton Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “Worthiness is a process, and perfection is an eternal trek. We can be worthy to enjoy certain privileges without being perfect.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

52. “Adaptability cushions the impact of change or disappointment.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

53. “There is a great need today for all mankind to heed the plea to cease to find fault one with another. Some of us are so accustomed to wearing faultfinding spectacles that we cannot see past them. We need to open our eyes and ears and look for the good and the blessings around us.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

54. “Peace is a blessing that comes to those who trust in God. It is established through individual righteousness. True personal peace comes about through eternal vigilance and constant righteous efforts.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

55. “Once upon hearing a friend’s bashing comment I said, “Did you reach that conclusion on your own, or did it come through prayer?””

— Marvin J. Ashton

56. “Shaking off restrictive chains requires action. They cannot be wished away. A declaration will never break chains. It requires commitment, self-discipline, and work.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

57. “Do not allow yourselves to be made to feel inadequate or frustrated because you cannot do everything others seem to be accomplishing. Only you and your Father in Heaven know your needs, strengths, and desires. Around this knowledge your personal course must be charted and your choices made.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

58. “Wise is the man who says what needs to be said, but not all that could be said.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

59. “A quality person is someone with integrity. To be worthy of the highest trust is a noble attribute and compliment. You will need to maintain confidences. Certainly it is greater to be trusted than loved. Truly happy persons will always be totally honest in their dealings with their fellowman.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

60. “It is a happy day when we come to know that with God’s help, nothing is impossible for us.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

61. “Lying damages others. Lying subtly permits us to destroy ourselves as we are caught in the snare and shatter our own self-image and credibility. Freedom from deceit and lying improves self and gives all of us peace of mind.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

62. “You owe it to yourself to keep fit. No matter how busy or how involved you are, you should have some type of physical program to keep the body in tune.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

63. “The family as an institution today is beset on all sides. Conflicts within the family are critical and often damaging. Contention puts heavy strain on stability, strength, peace, and unity in the home. There is certainly not time for contention in building a strong family.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

64. “A friend in the true sense is not a person who passively nods approval of our conduct or ignores improper behavior. A friend is a person who cares.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

65. “Sometimes when family members least deserve love, they need it the most.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

66. “Blessed is he or she who avoids being offended.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

67. “Some of us are inclined to look to the weaknesses and shortcomings of others in order to expand our own comfort zone.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

68. “Pleasure usually takes the form of me and now; joy is us and always.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

69. “Some think the only way to get even, to get attention or advantage, or to win is to bash people. This kind of behavior is never appropriate. Oftentimes character and reputation and almost always self-esteem are destroyed under the hammer of this vicious practice.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

70. “How comfortable some of us become as we nestle in the web of procrastination. It is a false haven of rest for those who are content to live without purpose, commitment, or self-discipline.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

71. “We invite all to serve the Savior and walk in His paths straightway. There is an urgency for all of us who have this knowledge of His divinity to act upon it without hesitation or delay. The time is now.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

72. “Peace-not passion, not personal possessions, not personal accomplishments nor happiness-is one of the greatest blessings a man can receive.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

73. “We are poor in character when we think getting by is a substitute for doing our best.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

74. “How often have we ourselves said or have heard others exclaim in times of crisis or trouble, ‘I just don’t know where to turn’? If we will just use it, there is a gift available to all of us – the gift of looking to God for direction. Here is an avenue of strength, comfort, and guidance.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

75. “Enduring, or carrying on, is not just a matter of tolerating circumstances and hanging in there, but of pressing forward.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

76. “Difficulties can be a valuable tool in our pursuit of perfection. Adversity need have no necessary connection with failure.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

77. “All of us need to be constantly reminded it takes a heap of living and loving to make a house a home.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

78. “Many marriage tragedies are caused, not by lack of money, but rather by the mismanagement of it.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

79. “It is not so important whether a young man has been through the experience of a mission as it is whether the mission experience has been through him.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

80. “Soft and small voice communications with our associates make priceless friendships possible. I am appreciative of people who find no need to raise their voices as they try to impress or convince. It seems most people who argue and shout have ceased listening to what the small voice could powerfully contribute.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

81. “The gospel is one of harmony, unity, and agreement. It must be presented in love, and with glad tidings, by those who are calm.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

82. “What we are is more important than what we have or what is said of us.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

83. “Controversy and contention are weakening habits. If Satan can succeed in creating in us the pastime of arguing, quarreling, and contention, it is easier for him to bind us with heavier sins which can destroy our eternal lives. Anger is a poor substitute for self-mastery and compassionate service.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

84. “Each of us has the challenge to know the Father and to become one with Him.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

85. “I pray our Heavenly Father will help us to learn the truth that meaningful love is a continuing process that will bring joy and happiness to all participating parties. May we take the time to show our families, our friends, the stranger, our prophet, and our God that our declarations of love are backed up by performance by our daily lives, that we know for love to be acceptable to God and man it must be continuing and originate from within.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

86. “Tact is rubbing out another’s mistakes, not rubbing them in.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

87. “We should teach, particularly ourselves, that nobody is a nobody. We are someone, and with God’s help we can accomplish all things.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

88. “We need to remove unworthy from our vocabulary and replace it with hope and work.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

89. “Ugly reports and conversations are always available to those who would promote the sordid and sensational. None of us are yet perfect. We each have failings that aren’t terribly difficult to detect especially if that is the aim.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

90. “Good cheer is a state of mind or mood that promotes happiness or joy... With God’s help, good cheer permits us to rise above the depressing present or difficult circumstances. It is a process of positive reassurance and reinforcement. It is sunshine when clouds block the light.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

91. “Through microscopic examination one can find in almost every life incidents or traits that can be destructive when they are magnified.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

92. “One who practices pure religion soon discovers it is more rewarding to lift a man up than to hold him down.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

93. “A man must rise by his own efforts and walk by faith.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

94. “Someone has wisely stated that hate is not the opposite of love. Apathy is. We will not have time for apathy in life’s journey if we speak and think positively. Seek, search, and work for worthy eternal qualities and friends.”

— Marvin J. Ashton