Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

should give no occasion for their good to be evil
spoken of.... Those who give evidence that their
thoughts run in a low channel, whose conversation
tends to corrupt rather than to elevate, should be
removed at once from any connection with the
institution, for they will surely demoralize others.
Ever bear in mind that our health institutions
are missionary fields.... Will you excuse levity and
careless acts by saying that it was the result of
thoughtlessness on your part? Is it not the duty of
the Christian to think soberly? If Jesus is enthroned
in the heart, will the thoughts be running riot? ...
Moral purity, self-respect, a strong power of
resistance, must be firmly and constantly
cherished. There should not be one departure from
reserve. One act of familiarity, one indiscretion,
may jeopardize the soul, by opening the door to
temptation and thus weakening the power of
resistance.
The Ennobling Power of Pure Thoughts
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