These remarks are taken from Standing For Something by Gordon B. Hinckley. The subtitle is: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts And Homes.
Thrift And Industry
Work is the miracle by which talent is brought to the surface and dreams become reality. It is the process by
which idle visions become dynamic achievements. The process of stretching our minds and utilizing the skills of our hands lifts us from the stagnation of mediocrity. Nothing of real substance comes without work.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a dull girl. But when pleasure or recreation becomes an end in itself, we are in danger. We simply cannot expect to refine the substance of character from the husks of pleasure.
I commend to all the virtues of industry and thrift, which I believe go hand in hand. The labor and thrift of the people make a nation, a community, or a family strong. Work and thrift make the family independent. I deplore waste. I deplore unnecessary and uncontrolled extravagance. I value thrift. I believe in temporal prudence and conservatism.
