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He that walketh in darkness knoweth not at what he stumbleth. The soul that at first delays and hesitates, resisting light and pressing against all knowledge, has excellent intentions of making a square turn about when a convenient season shall come; but the wily foe that is upon his track makes his plans to bind him by the imperceptible threads of evil habits. Character is formed by habits, and one step in the downward road is a preparation for the second step, and the second for those that shall follow. Habits are formed by repetition of acts, and it takes time for a person who has been religiously instructed to throw off all restraint, and become accustomed to, and at home in, an evil course, and happy in doing the drudgery of Satan. |
| Review and Herald 29/06 1897 |
Han som vandrer i mørke ved ikke at han snubler. Den sjæl der først stopper op og tøver, modstår lyset og modstår al kundskab, har gode intentioner for at vende helt om, når en passende anledning kommer; men den listige fjende er på hans spor og lægger planer om at binde ham med onde vaners usynlige tråde. Karakteren dannes af vaner, og et skridt nedad på vejen er en forberedelse til det andet trin, og det andet af disse følger efter. Der dannes vaner af gentagende handlinger, og det tager tid for en person, som er blevet religiøst undervist at bortkaste al betvingelse, og vænne sig til, og være hjemme i, en ond handlevej, og glad for at gøre Satans slavearbejde. |