Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896

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Excerpt: ...is more contagious than evil, since God is omnipresence, how 10 much more certain would be the doctor's success, and the clergyman's conversion of sinners. And if only the pulpit would encourage faith in God in this direction, and faith in Mind over all other influences governing the receptivity of the body, theology would teach man 15 as David taught: "Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High thy habitation, there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling." The confidence of mankind in contagious disease would 20 thus become beautifully less, and in the same propor- tion would faith in the power of God to heal and to save mankind increase, until the whole human race would become healthier, holier, happier, and longer lived. A calm, Christian state of mind is a better preventive of 25 contagion than a drug, or than any other possible sana- tive method, and the "perfect Love" that "casteth out fear" is a sure defense. pg 230 Improve Your Time Success in life depends upon persistent effort, upon 1 the improvement of moments more than upon any other one thing. A great amount of time is consumed in talking nothing, doing nothing, and indecision as to what one should do. If one would be successful in the future, let 5 him make the most of the present. Three ways of wasting time, one of which is con- temptible, are gossiping mischief, making lingering calls, and mere motion when at work, thinking of nothing or 10 planning for some amusement, -travel of limb more than mind. Rushing around smartly is no proof of ac- complishing much. All successful individuals have become such by hard work, by improving moments before they pass into hours, 15 and hours that other people may occupy in the pursuit of pleasure. They spend no time in sheer idleness, in talking when they have nothing to say, in building air- castles or floating off on the wings of sense: all of which drop human life into...