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Child Guidance
of those who form right habits, and are faithful in the performance of
every duty, will be as shining lights, shedding bright beams upon the
pathway of others; but if habits of unfaithfulness are indulged, if lax,
indolent, neglectful habits are allowed to strengthen, a cloud darker
than midnight will settle on the prospects in this life, and forever debar
the individual from the future life
In childhood and youth the character is most impressible. The
power of self-control should then be acquired. By the fireside and at
the family board, influences are exerted whose results are as enduring
as eternity. More than any natural endowment, the habits established
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in early years decide whether a man will be victorious or vanquished
in the battle of life
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Testimonies For The Church 4:452
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The Desire of Ages, 101
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