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.
The experience of helping a fellow man in danger, or even of training in a realistic manner to be ready to give this help, tends to change the balance of power in a youth's inner life with the result that compassion can become the master motive.
The less passion there is, the better we work. The calmer we are the better for us and the more the amount of work we can do.
Master your breath, let the self be in bliss, contemplate on the sublime within you.
People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it.
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerve give to wisdom.
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