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

to the light given in the word, they would be taught
of God. They would love and practice the truth,
and would labor to bring in less of the theories and
sentiments of men who have never had a
connection with God, and more of the knowledge
that endures. They would feel a deep soul hunger
for the wisdom that comes from above.
Studying to Useless Ends
Often students spend many years in study that
is conducted on wrong lines and to useless ends.
The mind is trained to think in a wrong channel,
taught to grasp those things that are not only utterly
worthless, but an injury to the physical and mental
health. The student obtains a slender store of
information upon many subjects that are of little
value to him, a limited knowledge along many
lines that he will never use, when he might obtain
knowledge that would be of the highest service in
practical life, and which would be a storehouse of
wisdom from which to draw in time of need.
It is difficult to depart from old customs and
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