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characteristics, mental and physical, their dispositions and appetites,
to their children.—
Patriarchs and Prophets, 561
(1890).
Inherited Disposition—God wants us to help one another by a
manifestation of sympathy and unselfish love. There are those who
have inherited peculiar tempers and dispositions. They may be hard
to deal with, but are we faultless? They are not to be discouraged.
Their errors are not to be made common property. Christ pities and
helps those who err in judgment. He has suffered death for every man,
and because of this He has a touching and profound interest in every
man.—
Testimonies for the Church 9:222
(1909).
Changing to a Sweet Disposition—“Watch and pray” is an in-
junction often repeated in the Scriptures. In the lives of those who
obey this injunction there will be an undercurrent of happiness that will
bless all with whom they are brought in contact. Those who are sour
and cross in disposition will become sweet and gentle; those who are
proud will become meek and lowly.—
Counsels to Parents, Teachers,
and Students, 293
(1913).
Regularity and Order Improve Disposition—If the youth would
form habits of regularity and order, they would improve in health,
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in spirits, in memory, and in disposition.—
The Youth’s Instructor,
January 28, 1897
. (
Child Guidance, 112
.)
Dispositions May Be Modified—It is in mercy that the Lord re-
veals to men their hidden defects. He would have them critically
examine the complicated emotions and motives of their own hearts
and detect that which is wrong, modify their dispositions, and refine
their manners. God would have His servants become acquainted with
their own hearts. In order to bring to them a true knowledge of their
condition, He permits the fire of affliction to assail them so that they
may be purified.—
The Review and Herald, April 10, 1894
(
My Life
Today, 92
.)
Morose Disposition Injures Teacher’s Efficiency—Above all
others, he who has the training of the youth should beware of indulging
a morose or gloomy disposition; for this will cut him off from sympathy
with his students, and without sympathy he cannot hope to benefit
them. We should not darken our own path or the path of others with
the shadow of our trials. We have a Saviour to whom to go, into
whose pitying ear we may pour every complaint. We may leave all
our cares and burdens with Him, and then our labor will not seem hard