Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

Many, knowing how trying are the duties of the
physician, and how few opportunities physicians
have for release from care, even upon the Sabbath,
will not choose this for their lifework. But the great
enemy is constantly seeking to destroy the
workmanship of God’s hands, and men of culture
and intelligence are called upon to combat his cruel
power. More of the right kind of men are needed to
devote themselves to this profession. Painstaking
effort should be made to induce suitable men to
qualify themselves for this work. They should be
men whose characters are based upon the broad
principles of the word of God—men who possess a
natural energy, force, and perseverance that will
enable them to reach a high standard of excellence.
It is not everyone who can make a successful
physician. Many have entered upon the duties of
this profession every way unprepared. They have
not the requisite knowledge, neither have they the
skill and tact, the carefulness and intelligence,
necessary to ensure success.
A physician can do much better work if he has
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