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

manner of character is being developed.
The reason that so grave mistakes are made by
the youth is that they do not learn from the
experience of those who have lived longer than
they have. Students cannot afford to pass off with
jest or ridicule the cautions and instruction of
parents and teachers. They should cherish every
lesson, realizing at the same time their need of
deeper teaching than any human being can give.
When Christ abides in the heart by faith, His Spirit
becomes a power to purify and vivify the soul.
Truth in the heart cannot fail of having a correcting
influence upon the life. Let both teachers and
students hold the truth of God as a treasure of the
highest value, which must not be dimmed or
tarnished by practices that are out of harmony with
its holy character.
Let those students who are away from their
homes, no longer under the direct influence of their
parents, remember that the eye of their heavenly
Father is upon them. He loves the youth. He knows
their necessities, He understands their temptations.
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