About Karl G. Maeser: Karl Gottfried Maeser is most famous for having served 16 years as principal of Brigham Young Academy, which became Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1903, where he is seen as the true founder of the institution.
No man shall be more exacting of me or my conduct than I am of myself.
Be yourself, but always your better self.
Make the wise man within you your living ideal.
He who cheats others is a knave, but he who cheats himself is a fool.
Place me behind prison walls - walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground. There is a possibility that in some way or another I may be able to escape. But stand me on that floor and draw a chalk line around me an...
Not only will you be held accountable for the things you do, but you will be held responsible for the very thoughts you think.
I have been asked what I mean by “word of honor.” I will tell you. Place me behind prison walls—walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground—there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be abl...
There is a Mount Sinai for every child of God if he only knows where to find it.
I would rather trust my child to a serpent than to a teacher who does not believe in God.
