Industry
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spirit, serving the Lord”; for he that is unfaithful in that which is least
is unfaithful also in much
If children have proper home training, they will not be found upon
the streets, receiving the haphazard education that so many receive.
Parents who love their children in a sensible way will not permit them
to grow up with lazy habits and ignorant of how to do home duties.
Ignorance is not acceptable to God and is unfavorable for the doing of
His work
The Wise Use of Time—Where there is an abundance of idleness,
Satan works with his temptations to spoil life and character. If youth
are not trained to useful labor, whether they be rich or poor, they are
in peril; for Satan will find employment for them after his own order.
The youth who are not barricaded with principle do not regard time as
a precious treasure, a trust from God, for which every human being
must give an account
Children should be educated to make the very best use of their
time, to be helpful to father and mother, to be self-reliant. They should
not be allowed to consider themselves above doing any kind of labor
that is necessary
The value of time is beyond computation. Time squandered can
never be recovered.... The improvement of wasted moments is a trea-
sure
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Overcome Every Indolent Habit—In His Word God has marked
out a plan for the education of children, and this plan parents are to
follow. They are to teach their children to overcome every indolent
habit. Each child should be taught that he has a work to do in the
world
Laziness and indolence are not the fruit borne upon the Christian
tree
Indolence is a great curse. God has blessed human beings with
nerves, organs, and muscles; and they are not to be allowed to deterio-
5
Manuscript 117, 1899
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6
Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 149
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7
Manuscript 43, 1900
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8
Letter 11, 1888
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9
Manuscript 117, 1899
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10
Manuscript 98, 1901
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11
Manuscript 24, 1894
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