Your life is your own, to develop or to destroy. You can blame others little and yourself almost totally if that life is not a productive, worthy, full, and abundant one.
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No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness.
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What this quote means
The quote emphasizes that fundamental truths and moral laws cannot be altered by human reasoning or societal trends.
Spencer W. Kimball's quote asserts that regardless of human attempts to justify or rationalize behavior, certain moral and divine laws remain immutable. It highlights the futility of trying to redefine sin and virtue through popular opinion or creative expressions, driving home the idea that true righteousness cannot be manufactured or influenced by external factors.
Themes
MoralityVirtueSinRighteousnessTruth
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a discussion about ethical values and moral integrity.
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