Men who are doing God’s work, and who have Christ abiding in their hearts, will not lower the standard of morality, but will ever seek to elevate it. They will not find pleasure in the flattery of women, or in being petted by them. Let both young and married men say, Hands off! I will not give the least occasion to have my good evil spoken of. My good name is capital of far more value to me than gold or silver. Let me preserve it untarnished. If men assail that name, it shall not be because I have given them any occasion to do so, but for the same reason that they spoke falsely of Christ—because they hated the purity and holiness of his character; for it was a constant rebuke to them. {Ev 680.3}

Mennesker som gør Guds arbejde, og som har Kristus blivende i deres hjerter, vil ikke fornedre moralitetens standard, men vil søge at ophøje den. De vil ikke finde behag i at kvinders smiger, eller blive forkælet af dem. Lad både unge og gifte mænd sige: ”Fingrene væk!” Jeg vil ikke give den mindste anledning til dårlig omtale af mig. Mit gode navn er (681) af langt større værdi end guld eller sølv. Lad mig bevare det uplettet. Hvis mennesker angriber det navn, skal det ikke være fordi jeg har givet dem anledning til det, men af samme grund som de der talte falsk om Kristus – fordi de hadede hans karakters renhed og hellighed; for det var en konstant irettesættelse for dem.