Before students talk of their attainments in the so-called “higher education,” let them learn to eat and drink to the glory of God and to exercise brain, bone, and muscle in such a way as to fit them for the highest service. A student may devote all his powers to acquiring knowledge, but as he disobeys the laws that govern his being he will weaken his efficiency. By cherishing wrong habits, he loses the power of self-appreciation, and he loses self-control. He cannot reason correctly about matters that concern him most deeply, and becomes reckless and irrational in his treatment of mind and body. {CT 299.3}

De studerende taler om deres mål i den såkaldte »højere uddannelse,« så lad dem lære at spise og drikke til Guds ære og bruge hjernen, benene og musklerne på en sådan måde at de udrustes til den højeste tjeneste. En studerende kan hellige alle sine kræfter på at få kundskab, men når han er ulydig mod de love der hersker hele hans tilværelse (300) vil han miste selvkontrollen. Han kan ikke afslutte tankerne korrekt om de ting der vedrører ham dybt, og bliver rastløs irrational på den måde han behandler sind og legeme på.