The temper, the personal peculiarities, the habits from which character is developed—everything practiced in the home will reveal itself in all the associations of life. The inclinations followed will work out in thoughts, in words, in acts of the same character. If every student composing the school family would make an effort to restrain all unkind and uncourteous words, and speak with respect to all; if he would bear in mind that he is preparing to become a member of the heavenly family; if he would guard his influence by sacred sentinels, that it should not scatter away from Christ; if he would endeavor to have every act of his life show forth the praises of Him who has called him out of darkness into His marvelous light, what a reformatory influence would go forth from every school home! {6T 174.1}

Sindstilstanden, de personlige ejendommeligheder, vanerne, der danner karakteren alt, hvad der bliver praktiseret i hjemmet, vil komme til syne i alle forhold i livet. Tilbøjeligheder, som følges, vil komme til udtryk i tanker, i ord og i handlinger af samme art. Dersom enhver af de elever, der udgør skolefamilien, ville gøre en anstrengelse for at tilbageholde alle uvenlige og uhøflige ord og tiltale alle med agtelse; hvis han ville huske på, at han bereder sig til at blive et medlem i den himmelske familie; hvis han ville overvåge sin indflydelse ved hjælp af hellige skildvagter, for at den ikke skal lede bort fra Kristus; og dersom han ville forsøge at lade enhver handling i sit liv forkynde hans dyder, der kaldte ham fra mørket til sit underfulde lys hvilken reformerende indflydelse ville der så ikke udgå fra hvert eneste skolehjem!