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“Pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness” are as deadly
foes to human progress in this generation as when they led to the
destruction of Sodom.—
Education, 209
(1903).
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Vary Subjects of Thought—By pursuing one line of thought ex-
clusively, the mind often becomes unbalanced. But every faculty may
be safely exercised if the mental and physical powers are equally taxed
and the subjects of thought are varied.—
Education, 209
(1903).
Study of the Sciences Not to Be Neglected—Far more might be
accomplished in the work of self-education if we were awake to our
own opportunities and privileges. True education means more than
the colleges can give. While the study of the sciences is not to be
neglected, there is a higher training to be obtained through a vital
connection with God. Let every student take his Bible and place
himself in communion with the Great Teacher. Let the mind be trained
and disciplined to wrestle with hard problems in the search for divine
truth.—
Christ’s Object Lessons, 334
(1900).
Impure Air Affects Mental Powers—Many are continually com-
plaining and suffering from various indispositions. This is almost
always because they do not labor wisely or observe the laws of health.
They frequently remain too much indoors, occupying heated rooms
filled with impure air. There they apply themselves closely to study
or writing, taking little physical exercise and having little change
of employment. As a consequence the blood becomes sluggish and
the powers of the mind are enfeebled.—
Testimonies for the Church
4:264
(1876).
Debilitating Practices to Be Avoided—Every practice that weak-
ens physical or mental strength unfits man for the service of his
Creator.—
The Great Controversy, 473
(1885).
How to Preserve Mental Powers—He who will observe simplic-
ity in all his habits, restricting the appetite and controlling the passions,
may preserve his mental powers strong, active, and vigorous, quick
to perceive everything which demands thought or action, keen to dis-
criminate between the holy and the unholy and ready to engage in
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every enterprise for the glory of God and the benefit of humanity.—
The Signs of the Times, September 29, 1881
. (
The S.D.A. Bible
Commentary 2:1006
.)
Electric Current Affects Vital Powers—Physical inaction
lessens not only mental but moral power. The brain nerves that con-