Hosea Ballou Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Hosea Ballou quotes, Hosea Ballou sayings, and Hosea Ballou proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. Hosea Ballou
Hatred is self-punishment. Hosea Ballou
Too many people embrace religion from the same motives that they take a companion in wedlock, not from true love of the person, but because of a large dowry. Hosea Ballou
Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way. Hosea Ballou
Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains. Hosea Ballou
Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams. Hosea Ballou
To talk of luck and chance only shows how little we really know of the laws which govern cause and effect. Hosea Ballou
Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood and nearly as blamable. Hosea Ballou
God's glowing covenant. Hosea Ballou
Those who commit injustice bear the greatest burden. Hosea Ballou
True repentance also involves reform. Hosea Ballou
Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can offer the skeptic. Hosea Ballou
Purity in person and in morals is true godliness. Hosea Ballou
The cloudy weather melts at length into beauty, and the brightest smiles of the heart are born of it's tears. Hosea Ballou
Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams. Hosea Ballou
Moderation is the key of lasting enjoyment. Hosea Ballou
It is in sickness that we most feel the need of that sympathy which shows how much we are dependent upon one another for our comfort, and even necessities. Thus disease, opening our eyes to the realities of life, is an indirect blessing. Hosea Ballou
Obedience and resignation are our personal offerings upon the altar of duty. Hosea Ballou
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction. Hosea Ballou
Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit. Hosea Ballou
Remember, when incited to slander, that it is only he among you who is without sin that may cast the first stone. Hosea Ballou
The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration. Hosea Ballou
Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature. Hosea Ballou
Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless. Hosea Ballou
Obedience and resignation are our personal offerings upon the altar of duty. Hosea Ballou
We must not only read the Scriptures, but we must make their rules of life our own. Hosea Ballou
We must not only read the Scriptures, but we must make their rules of life our own. Hosea Ballou
Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can offer the skeptic. Hosea Ballou
You cannot judge by outward appearances; the soul is only transparent to its Maker. Hosea Ballou
A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page. Hosea Ballou