Quotes from Ellen White

The first time the temptation comes, meet it in such a decided manner that it will never be repeated!

Christ is a "tried stone." Those who trust in Him, He never disappoints.

Before there could be any permanent reformation the people must be led to feel their utter inability in themselves to render obedience to God.

In all your temporal concerns, in all your cares and anxieties, wait upon the Lord.

And only as we love God supremely is it possible to love our neighbor impartially.

Even under false accusation those who are in the right can afford to be calm and considerate. God is acquainted with all that is misunderstood and misinterpreted by men, and we can safely leave our case in His hands. He will as surely vindicate the cause of those who put their trust in Him as He searched out the guilt of Achan. Those who are actuated by the spirit of Christ will possess that charity which suffers long and is kind.

Let the youth remember that here they are to build characters for eternity, and that God requires them to do their best. Let those older in experience watch over the younger ones; and when they see them tempted, take them aside, and pray with them and for them.

The grace of Christ in the soul is developing traits of character that are the opposite of selfishness—traits that will refine, ennoble, and enrich the life.

Only one lease of life is granted us; and the inquiry with every one should be, "How can I invest my powers so that they may yield the greatest profit? How can I do most for the glory of God and the benefit of my fellow men?" For life is valuable only as it is used for the attainment of these ends.

Those who are quick to censure others, who speak words that cut and bruise the already wounded soul, are doing Satan's work, and are laborers with the prince of darkness....

The warnings given to the Hebrews against assimilating with the heathen were not more direct or explicit than are those forbidding Christians to conform to the spirit and customs of the ungodly.

The very act of looking for evil in others develops evil in those who look. By dwelling upon the faults of others, we are changed into the same image.