Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

true at heart, but who have failed to succeed
because they did not know how to keep accounts.
To spell correctly, to write a clear, fair hand,
and to keep accounts, are necessary
accomplishments. Bookkeeping has strangely
dropped out of school work in many places but this
should be regarded as a study of primary
importance. A thorough preparation in these
studies will fit students to stand in positions of
trust.
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To every student I would say, Never rest
satisfied with a low standard. In attending school,
be sure that you have in view a noble, holy object.
Go because you desire to fit yourselves for service
in some part of the Lord’s vineyard. Do all that you
can to attain this object. You can do more for
yourselves than anyone can do for you. And if you
do all that you can for yourselves, what a burden
you will lift from the principal and the teachers!
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