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expect it, but he must bear with the perversity of men, and try to
teach them.—
Letter 1, 1885
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This World Not Heaven
Wherever persons of different stamps of character are associated
together in any institution, there must be firm, determined effort to
keep the institution pure, elevated, noble, that the wicked one shall
not succeed in demoralizing it. There are unsanctified elements to
meet, and if all are striving to do right and work righteousness and
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to be a blessing to each other, the objectionable features will be
overcome. This world is not heaven. In our duties of life we are not
associating with angels, but with human beings who are liable to
err.—
Manuscript 41, 1900.
Cultivate an Atmosphere of Praise
Do not allow the helpers to overwork. Let the patients see nurses
that are cheerful and bright, not nurses who, because they are over-
worked, are discouraged and downhearted. It is most inconsistent
with the principles on which our sanitariums are founded for the
nurses to be allowed to break down in their work.
The workers are to practice the principles of health reform in
all that they do—standing, walking, breathing, eating, and dressing.
They are to surround themselves with an atmosphere of praise. They
are to cultivate the voice, keeping it pleasant and sympathetic. No
word of discouragement is to be heard. Let the nurses and physicians
face the light. Let them open the windows of the heart heavenward,
that it may be flooded with the beams of the Sun of Righteousness.—
Letter 116, 1903
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Neatness and Order
Everything connected with a sanitarium should be neat and or-
derly. Neatness and order will often have more influence than mere
words. In the bathroom everything should be so arranged as to
make a favorable impression upon those who visit the institution.—
Manuscript 57, 1909.