Mealtime should be a season for social intercourse and refreshment. Everything that can burden or irritate should be banished. Let trust and kindliness and gratitude to the Giver of all good be cherished, and the conversation will be cheerful, a pleasant flow of thought that will uplift without wearying. The observance of temperance and regularity in all things has a wonderful power. It will do more than circumstances or natural endowments in promoting that sweetness and serenity of disposition which count so much in smoothing life's pathway. At the same time the power of self-control thus acquired will be found one of the most valuable of equipments for grappling successfully with the stern duties and realities that await every human being.

Overholdelse af mådehold og regelmæssighed under alle forhold har en vidunderlig magt. Den vil udrette mere end ens ydre forhold eller naturlige gaver til at fremme den sindets mildhed og afklarede ro, der har så stor betydning for at jævne livets vej. Samtidig vil evnen til selvbeherskelse, der på denne måde opnås, vise sig at være den mest værdifulde udrustning til med held at kæmpe med de strenge pligter og realiteter, der møder hvert eneste menneske.