Mind, Character and Personality, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

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.—Testimonies
for the Church 4:264 (1876).
Debilitating Practices to Be Avoided.—Every
practice that weakens physical or mental strength
unfits man for the service of his Creator.—The
Great Controversy, 473 (1885).
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 every enterprise for the glory of God and
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