I was a little shocked when I was in college to find out that the famous David O McKay quote, "No success can compensate for failure in the home" was not his quote at all. The author is Benjamin Disraeli. My mom also had this quote on our refrigerator attributed to Gordon B. Hinckley,
"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop. Most beef is tough. Most children grow up to be just ordinary people. Most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration. Most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. . . .
Life is like an old-time rail journey—delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.
The quote is actually from Jenkin Lloyd Jones and to be fair GBH attributed it to him, but TBMs ran with it and gave GBH all the credit.
I am curious as to other examples of this. How often are the prophets and apostles of the Almighty plagiarizing their wisdom?
Submitted December 09, 2015 at 11:19PM by BobZebart http://ift.tt/1maRZHY exmormon
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