Top 200 Ellen G. White Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “Religion does not consist in making a noise, yet when the soul is filled with the Spirit of the Lord, sweet, heart-felt praise to God glorifies him.”

— Ellen G. White

152. “A wise purpose underlay every act of Christ’s life on earth. Everything He did was important in itself and in its teaching.”

— Ellen G. White

153. “Christians who live for self dishonor their Redeemer.”

— Ellen G. White

154. “He will not be held guiltless who neglects to relieve suffering on the Sabbath. God’s holy rest day was made for man, and acts of mercy are in perfect harmony with its intent. God does not desire His creatures to suffer an hour’s pain that may be relieved upon the Sabbath or any other day. The demands upon God are even greater upon the Sabbath than upon other days.”

— Ellen G. White

155. “Our standing before God depends, not upon the amount of light we have received, but upon the use we make of what we have. Thus even the heathen who choose the right as far as they can distinguish it are in a more favorable condition than are those who have had great light, and profess to serve God, but who disregard the light, and by their daily life contradict their profession. The.”

— Ellen G. White

156. “The name, Seventh-day Adventist, is a standing rebuke to the Protestant world. Here is the line of distinction between the worshipers of God, and those who worship the beast, and receive his mark. The great conflict is between the commandments of God and the requirements of the beast.”

— Ellen G. White

157. “We must live a twofold life – a life of thought and action, of silent prayer and earnest work. The strength received through communion with God, united with earnest effort in training the mind to thoughtfulness and caretaking, prepares one for daily duties and keeps the spirit in peace under all circumstances, however trying.”

— Ellen G. White

158. “My appeal to the rich is, Deal liberally with your poor brethren, and use your means to advance the cause of God. The worthy poor, who are made poor by misfortune and sickness, deserve your especial care and help.”

— Ellen G. White

159. “That so-called faith in Christ which professes to release men from the obligation of obedience to God, is not faith, but presumption. “By grace are ye saved through faith.” But “faith, if it hath not works, is dead.” Ephesians 2:8; James 2:17.”

— Ellen G. White

160. “Love exercised while duty is neglected will make children headstrong, willful, perverse, selfish, and disobedient. If stern duty is left to stand alone without love to soften and win, it will have a similar result. Duty and love must be blended in order that children may be properly disciplined.”

— Ellen G. White

161. “I wish that we had much more of the Spirit of Christ and a great deal less self, and less of human opinions. If we err, let it be on the side of mercy rather than on the side of condemnation and harsh dealing.”

— Ellen G. White

162. “All over the world men and women are looking wistfully to heaven.”

— Ellen G. White

163. “Many have a vague idea that they must make some wonderful effort in order to gain the favor of God. But all self-dependence is vain. It is only by connecting with Jesus through faith that the sinner becomes a hopeful, believing child of God.”

— Ellen G. White

164. “Many despise economy, confounding it with stinginess and narrowness. But economy is consistent with the broadest liberality. Indeed, without economy, there can be no true liberality. We are to save, that we may give.”

— Ellen G. White

165. “You need clear, energetic minds, in order to appreciate the exalted character of the truth, to value the atonement, and to place the right estimate upon eternal things.”

— Ellen G. White

166. “The love of Christ reaches to the very depths of earthly misery and woe, or it would not meet the case of the veriest sinner. It also reaches to the throne of the eternal, or man could not he lifted from his degraded condition, and our necessities would not be met, our desires would be unsatisfied.”

— Ellen G. White

167. “Do not make yourself the subject of remarks either by being overdressed or by dressing in a lax, untidy manner. Act as though you knew that the eye of heaven is upon you, and that you are living under the approbation or disapprobation of God.”

— Ellen G. White

168. “God requires you individually to come up to the point, to make an entire surrender. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”

— Ellen G. White

169. “The masses will reject any theory, however reasonable it may be, if it lays a restriction upon the appetite.”

— Ellen G. White

170. “Now when you can no longer be active, and infirmities press upon you, all that God requires of you is to trust Him. Commit.”

— Ellen G. White

171. “Satan well knows that success can only attend order and harmonious action. He well knows that every thing connected with Heaven is in perfect order.”

— Ellen G. White

172. “While the sinner cannot save himself, he still has something to do to secure salvation. “him that cometh to Me,” says Christ, “I will in no wise cast out.” John 6:37. But we must come to him; and when we repent of our sins, we must believe that he accepts and pardons us. Faith is the gift of God, but the power to exercise it is ours. Faith is the hand by which the soul takes hold upon the divine offers of grace and mercy.”

— Ellen G. White

173. “Truth is eternal, and conflict with error will only make manifest its strength...”

— Ellen G. White

174. “In all your temporal concerns, in all your cares and anxieties, wait upon the Lord.”

— Ellen G. White

175. “The grace of Christ in the soul is developing traits of character that are the opposite of selfishness – traits that will refine, ennoble, and enrich the life.”

— Ellen G. White

176. “The last great delusion is soon to open before us. Antichrist is to perform his marvelous works in our sight So closely will the counterfeit resemble the true that it will be impossible to distinguish between them except by the Holy Scriptures.”

— Ellen G. White

177. “It is not the fear of punishment, or the hope of everlasting reward, that leads the disciples of Christ to follow Him. They behold the Saviour’s matchless love, revealed throughout His pilgrimage on earth, from the manger of Bethlehem to Calvary’s cross, and the sight of Him attracts, it softens and subdues the soul. Love awakens in the heart of the beholders. They hear His voice, and they follow Him.”

— Ellen G. White

178. “Events in the train of prophecy that had their fulfillment away in the past are made future, and thus by these theories the faith of some is undermined.”

— Ellen G. White

179. “The Lord God will do nothing, but He revealeth His secret unto His servants and prophets.” While “the secret things belong unto the Lord our God,” “those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever.” Amos 3:7; Deuteronomy 29:29. God has given these things to us, and His blessing will attend the reverent, prayerful study of the prophetic scriptures. As.”

— Ellen G. White

180. “The soul that is yielded to Christ becomes His own fortress, which He holds in a revolted world, and He intends that no authority shall be known in it except His own. A soul thus kept in possession by the heavenly agencies is impregnable to the assaults of Satan.”

— Ellen G. White

181. “Be of good cheer,” He says; “I have overcome the world.” John 16:33.”

— Ellen G. White

182. “You who are suffering with poor health, there is a remedy for you. If thou clothe the naked and bring the poor that are cast out to thy house and deal thy bread to the hungry, “then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily.” Doing good is an excellent remedy for disease.”

— Ellen G. White

183. “True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep.”

— Ellen G. White

184. “Prejudice is even stronger in the hearts of men now than in Christ’s day.”

— Ellen G. White

185. “At the very crisis, when Satan seemed about to triumph, the Son of God came with the embassage of divine grace.”

— Ellen G. White

186. “It is contrition and faith and love that enable the soul to receive wisdom from heaven. Faith working by love is the key of knowledge, and everyone that loveth “knoweth God.” 1 John 4:7.”

— Ellen G. White

187. “They must have His grace, the Spirit of Christ, to help their infirmities, or they cannot resist evil. Jesus loves to have us come to Him just as we are, sinful, helpless, dependent. We may come with all our weakness, our folly, our sinfulness, and fall at His feet in penitence. It is His glory to encircle us in the arms of His love and to bind up our wounds, to cleanse us from all impurity.”

— Ellen G. White

188. “God’s tried and tested people will find their power in the sign spoken of in Exodus 31:12-18. They are to take their stand on the living word: “It is written.” This is the only foundation upon which they can stand securely.53.”

— Ellen G. White

189. “The religion that comes from God is the only religion that will lead to God.”

— Ellen G. White

190. “Our neighbors are not merely our associates and special friends; they are not simply those who belong to our church, or who think as we do. Our neighbors are the whole human family. We.”

— Ellen G. White

191. “There shall be no more sin, neither shall there beany more death.”

— Ellen G. White

192. “Grace can thrive only in the heart that is being constantly prepared for the precious seeds of truth. The thorns of sin will grow in any soil; they need no cultivation; but grace must be carefully cultivated. The.”

— Ellen G. White

193. “Let him who is struggling against the power of appetite look to the Saviour in the wilderness of temptation. See Him in His agony upon the cross, as He exclaimed, “I thirst.” He has endured all that it is possible for us to bear. His victory is ours.”

— Ellen G. White

194. “But self-will is blind.”

— Ellen G. White

195. “All the food that is put into the stomach that the system cannot derive benefit from, is a burden to nature in her work.”

— Ellen G. White

196. “It is Satan’s constant effort to misrepresent the character of God, the nature of sin, and the real issues at stake in the great controversy. His sophistry lessens the obligation of the divine law and gives men license to sin. At the same time he causes them to cherish false conceptions of God so that they regard Him with fear and hate rather than with love. The cruelty inherent in his own character is attributed to the Creator; it is embodied in systems of religion and expressed in modes of worship.”

— Ellen G. White

197. “The merciful provisions of the law extend even to the lower animals, which cannot express in words their want and suffering.”

— Ellen G. White

198. “Recreation Is Essential to Best Work – The time spent in physical exercise is not lost... A proportionate exercise of all the organs and faculties of the body is essential to the best work of each. When the brain is constantly taxed while the other organs of the living machinery are inactive, there is a loss of strength, physical and mental.”

— Ellen G. White

199. “But in Joseph and Daniel, in Moses and Elijah, and many others, we have noble examples of the results of the true plan of living. Like faithfulness today will produce like results. To us it is written, “Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” 1 Peter 2:9. –.”

— Ellen G. White

200. “Those who are quick to censure others, who speak words that cut and bruise the already wounded soul, are doing Satan’s work, and are laborers with the prince of darkness...”

— Ellen G. White