The gospel of Jesus Christ prescribes the wisest rules for just conduct in every situation in life. Happy they who are enabled to obey them in all situations!
Interpretation
The teachings of Jesus provide essential guidance for living a good life, and those who follow them are fortunate.
In this quote, Benjamin Rush emphasizes the importance of the teachings of Jesus Christ as a moral compass for individuals navigating various life situations. He suggests that adhering to these principles leads to a fulfilling life, and those who are able to comply with them in all circumstances are blessed.
In practice
This quote could be shared during a sermon to illustrate the importance of following moral guidelines.
...This large and expensive stock of drugs will be unnecessary. By...doses of...medicines...multiplying...combining them properly, 20 to 30 articles, aided by the common resources of the lancet, a garden, a kitchen, fresh air, cool water, exercise, will be sufficient to cure all the diseases that are at present under the power of medicine.
The Bible, when not read in schools, is seldom read in any subsequent period of life...The Bible...should be read in our schools in preference to all other books because it contains the greatest portion of that kind of knowledge which is calculated to produce private and public happiness.
Dissections daily convince us of our ignorance of the seats of diseases, and cause us to blush at our prescriptions. How often are we disappointed in our expectation from the most certain and powerful of our remedies, by the negligence or obstinacy of our patients! What mischief have we done under the belief of false facts and false theories! We have assisted in multiplying diseases. We have done more β we have increased their mortality.
Temperate, sincere, and intelligent inquiry and discussion are only to be dreaded by the advocates of error. The truth need not fear them.
The art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.
[W]here there is no law, there is no liberty; and nothing deserves the name of law but that which is certain and universal in its operation upon all the members of the community.
Many an object is not seen, though it falls within the range of our visual ray, because it does not come within the range of our intellectual ray.
Every correct answer is necessarily a secret: something important and unknown, something hard to do but doable.
My favorite definition of the mindful path is the one the reveals itself as you walk down it. You cannot find the path until you step on to it.
Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what no other can exactly be, and do what no other can exactly do.
The growth of the mind is the widening of the range of consciousness, and each step forward has been a most painful and laborious achievement.
Do what is right, and you'll have no lasting regrets. Do what is right, and put yourself on the side of truth, goodness, and the best of life.
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