Mind, Character, and Personality Vol. 2 - Second Advent Revival

those now so heavily loaded down.--RH, Apr 28, 1904. (Ev 660.) {2MCP 444.1}
Putting Two Years Into One.--The student who desires to put the work of two years
into one should not be permitted to have his own way. To undertake to do double work
means, with many, overtaxation of the mind and neglect of physical exercise. It is not
reasonable to suppose that the mind can assimilate an oversupply of mental food; and
it is as great a sin to overload the mind as it is to overload the digestive organs.--CT
296 (1913). {2MCP 444.2}
Excessive Study Lessens Self-control. [SEE CHAPTER 54,
"OVERSTUDY."]--Excessive study, by increasing the flow of blood to the brain, creates
morbid excitability that tends to lessen the power of self-control and too often gives
sway to impulse or caprice. Thus the door is opened to impurity. The misuse or nonuse
of the physical powers is largely responsible for the tide of corruption that is
overspreading the world. "Pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness" are as
deadly foes to human progress in this generation as when they led to the destruction of
Sodom.--Ed 209 (1903).
445 {2MCP 444.3}
Vary Subjects of Thought.--By pursuing one line of thought exclusively, the mind
often becomes unbalanced. But every faculty may be safely exercised if the mental and
physical powers are equally taxed and the subjects of thought are varied.--Ed 209
(1903). {2MCP 445.1}
Study of the Sciences Not to Be Neglected.--Far more might be accomplished in
the work of self-education if we were awake to our own opportunities and privileges.
True education means more than the colleges can give. While the study of the sciences
is not to be neglected, there is a higher training to be obtained through a vital
connection with God. Let every student take his Bible and place himself in communion
with the Great Teacher. Let the mind be trained and disciplined to wrestle with hard
problems in the search for divine truth.--COL 334 (1900). {2MCP 445.2}
Impure Air Affects Mental Powers.--Many are continually complaining and
suffering from various indispositions. This is almost always because they do not labor
wisely or observe the laws of health. They frequently remain too much indoors,
occupying heated rooms filled with impure air. There they apply themselves closely to
study or writing, taking little physical exercise and having little change of employment.
As a consequence the blood becomes sluggish and the powers of the mind are
enfeebled. --4T 264 (1876). {2MCP 445.3}
Debilitating Practices to Be Avoided.--Every practice that weakens physical or
mental strength unfits man for the service of his Creator.--GC 473 (1885). {2MCP 445.4}
How to Preserve Mental Powers.--He who will observe simplicity in all his habits,
restricting the appetite and controlling the passions, may preserve his mental powers
strong, active, and vigorous, quick to perceive everything which demands thought or
action, keen to discriminate between the holy and the unholy and ready to engage in