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.'

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit. Hosea Ballou
Never be so brief as to become obscure. Hosea Ballou
Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood, and nearly as blamable. Hosea Ballou
Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way. Hosea Ballou
It is what we give up, not what we lay up, that adds to our lasting store. Hosea Ballou
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. 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
O sin, how you paint your face! How you flatter us poor mortals on to death! You never appear to the sinner in your true character; you make fair promises, but you never fulfil one; your tongue is smoother than oil, but the poison of asps is under your lip! Hosea Ballou