Here is another forcible statement: “A good shepherd,” says a writer, “should always have abundance of bread in his scrip, and his dog under command. The dog is his zeal, which he must lead, order, and moderate. His scrip full of bread is his mind full of useful knowledge, and he should ever be in readiness to give nourishment to his flock.”—Letter 47, 1886. {Ev 176.3}

Her en anden god udtalelse: "En god hyrde," siger en forfatter, "bør altid havde overflod af materiale til sit manuskript, og dette skal være behersket. Beherskelsen skal være hans iver, som han må lede, ordne og moderere. Hans manuskript som er fyldt af materiale, er hans tanker fuld af nyttig kundskab, og han bør altid være parat til at give sin hjort næring." - Brev 47, 1886.