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AUTHOR PROFILE
H. David Burton
H. David Burton is described in biographical records as an American LDS Church leader (born 1938) (born 1938). The selections gathered here touch on pride. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.
“You may remember a story about a ship’s captain who had a problem with his pride. One night at sea, this captain saw what looked like the light of another ship heading toward him. He had his signalman blink to the other ship: “Change your course 10 degrees south.” The reply came back, “Change your course 10 degrees north.” The ship’s captain answered: “I am a captain. Change your course south.” To which the replay came, “Well, I am a seaman first class. Change your course north.” This so infuriated the captain, he signaled back, “I say change your course south. I am on a battleship!” To which the reply came back, “And I say change your course north. I am in the lighthouse.” Like the captain, if we fail to modify our course and purge ourselves of pride, we may find ourselves shipwrecked upon the shoals of life. . . .”— H. David Burton
Biography at a glance
- Profile: American LDS Church leader (born 1938)
- Life: born 1938
- Quotes in this collection: 1
Life and work
Biographical records connect H. David Burton with University of Michigan and University of Utah. This collection includes one quotation credited to H. David Burton. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.
Reading the quotations
The selections gathered here touch on pride. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.