Quotes by Hosea Ballou

“Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.”

“Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.”

“Education commences at the mothers knee, and every word spoken within the hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character”

“A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page”

“Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred it the cowards revenge for being intimidated.”

“Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can offer the skeptic.”

“Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains.”

“Mystery and innocence are not akin”

“The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration”

Education commences at the mothers knee, and every word spoken within the hearing of children tends toward the formation of character.

Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature.

Education commences at the mothers knee and every word spoken within the hearsay of little children tends towards the formation of character.

Energy even like the Biblical grain of mustard-seed will move mountains.

There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious faith ... Can you reduce it to practice? If not have none of it.

Moderation is the key to lasting enjoyment.

Real happiness is cheap enough yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

Hatred is self-punishment.

Suspicion is far more apt to be wrong than right oftener unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue and always an enemy to happiness.

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains.