Counsels on Diet and Foods Quotes

“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.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“Todo homem tem, em grande medida, a oportunidade de fazer de si mesmo aquilo que escolher ser”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods: A Compilation from the Writings of Ellen G. White

“The majority of diseases which the human family have been and still are suffering under, they have created by ignorance of their own organic laws. They seem indifferent in regard to the matter of health, and work perseveringly to tear themselves to pieces, and when broken down and debilitated in body and mind, send for the doctor and drug themselves to death.—”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“The body is to be brought into subjection. The higher powers of the being are to rule. The passions are to be controlled by the will, which is itself to be under the control of God. The kingly power of reason, sanctified by divine grace, is to bear sway in our lives. [74]”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“All our habits, tastes, and inclinations must be educated in harmony with the laws of life and health. By this means we may secure the very best physical conditions, and have mental clearness to discern between the evil and the good.—”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“But in Joseph and Daniel, in Moses and Elijah, and many others, we have noble examples of the results of the true plan of living. Like faithfulness today will produce like results. To us it is written, “Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” 1 Peter 2:9.—”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“Health is a treasure. Of all temporal possessions it is the most precious.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“To keep the body in a healthy condition, in order that all parts of the living machinery may act harmoniously, should be a study of our life. The children of God cannot glorify Him with sickly bodies or dwarfed minds.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“In a country such as this, where there are fruits, grains, and nuts in abundance, how can one think that he must eat the flesh of dead animals?”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods: A Compilation from the Writings of Ellen G. White

“It is not well to eat fruit and vegetables at the same meal. If the digestion is feeble, the use of both will often cause distress, and inability to put forth mental effort.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“While parents are responsible for the stamp of character, as well as for the education and training, of their sons and daughters, it is still true that our position and usefulness in the world depend, to a great degree, upon our own course of action.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“Our danger is not from scarcity, but from abundance. We are constantly tempted to excess.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“Those who will gratify their appetite, and then suffer because of their intemperance, and take drugs to relieve them, may be assured that God will not interpose to save health and life which is so recklessly periled. The cause has produced the effect.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“Appetite must not be your god.—”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“In order to be purified and to remain pure, Seventh-day Adventists must have the Holy Spirit in their hearts and in their homes. The Lord has given me light that when the Israel of today humble themselves before Him, and cleanse the soul temple from all defilement, He will hear their prayers in behalf of the sick, and will bless in the use of His remedies for disease.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“It is impossible for those who indulge the appetite to attain to Christian perfection.—”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“If we are sick, we impose a weary tax upon our friends, and unfit ourselves for discharging our duties to our families and to our neighbors.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“the question for us is not, “What will the world say?” but, “How shall I, claiming to be a Christian, treat the habitation God has given me? Shall I work for my highest temporal and spiritual good by keeping my body as a temple for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, or shall I sacrifice myself to the world’s ideas and practices?”—”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods

“Animals are becoming more and more diseased, and it will not be long until animal food will be discarded by many besides Seventh-day Adventists.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods: A Compilation from the Writings of Ellen G. White

“We have plenty of good things to satisfy hunger without bringing corpses upon our table to compose our bill of fare.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods: A Compilation from the Writings of Ellen G. White

“Meat should not be placed before our children. Its influence is to excite and strengthen the lower passions, and has a tendency to deaden the moral powers.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods: A Compilation from the Writings of Ellen G. White

“We cannot love the Lord with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength while we are loving our appetites, our tastes, a great deal better than we love the Lord.”
― Ellen G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods: A Compilation from the Writings of Ellen G. White