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

do these things for them as are their own little
children. It is this inexcusable ignorance in regard
to the most needful duties of life which makes very
many unhappy families. ...
Equalizing Labor
The minds of thinking men labor too hard.
They frequently use their mental powers
prodigally; while there is another class whose
highest aim in life is physical labor. The latter class
do not exercise the mind. Their muscles are
exercised, while their brains are robbed of
intellectual strength; just as the minds of thinking
men are worked while their bodies are robbed of
strength and vigor by their neglect to exercise their
muscles. ... If the intellectual would to some extent
share the burden of the laboring class, and thus
strengthen the muscles, the laboring class might do
less, and devote a portion of their time to mental
and moral culture. Those of sedentary and literary
habits should take physical exercise, even if they
have no need to labor as far as means are
concerned. Health should be a sufficient
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