The surgeon most truly successful is he who loves God, who sees God in His created work and worships Him as he traces His wise arrangement in the human organism. The most successful physician is he who fears God from his youth, as did Timothy, who feels that Christ is his constant companion, a friend with whom he can always commune. Such a physician would not exchange his position for the highest office the world could give. He is more anxious to honor God and secure His approval than to secure patronage and honor from the great men of the world. {6T 252.2}

Den mest succesrige kirurg er ham, som elsker Gud, som ser Gud i hans skabte værk og dyrker ham, idet han eftersporer hans viiselige orden i menneskeorganismen. Den mest succesrige lærer, er ham som frygter Gud fra sin ungdom af, ligesom Timoteus, der føler at Kristus er hans stadige ledsager, en ven man altid kan være fortrolig med. En sådan læge vil ikke bytte sin stilling med det højeste embede verden kunne give. Han er mere ivrig efter at ære Gud og få hans billigelse, end at få ære og støtte fra verdens store mænd.