Hosea Ballou Quotes

That Kind Of Discipline Whose Pungent Severity Is In The Manifestations Of Paternal Love, Compassion, And Tenderness Is The Most Sure Of Its Object.

The Eye Is Inlet To The Soul.

It Is A Glorious Occupation, Vivifying And Self-sustaining In Its Nature, To Struggle With Ignorance, And Discover To The Inquiring Minds Of The Masses The Clear Cerulean Blue Of Heavenly Truth.

Idleness Is Emptiness; The Tree In Which The Sap Is Stagnant, Remains Fruitless.

Liberality Should Be Tempered With Judgment, Not With Profuseness.

Obedience Sums Up Our Entire Duty.

We Must Not Only Read The Scriptures, But We Must Make Their Rules Of Life Our Own.

A Chaste And Lucid Style Is Indicative Of The Same Personal Traits In The Author.

As "unkindness Has No Remedy At Law," Let Its Avoidance Be With You A Point Of Honor.

Obedience, As It Regards The Social Relations, The Rules Of Society, And The Laws Of Nature And Nature's God, Should Commence At The Cradle And End Only At The Tomb.

A True Religious Instinct Never Deprived Man Of One Single Joy; Mournful Faces And A Sombre Aspect Are The Conventional Affectations Of The Weak-minded.

That Alone Can Be Called True Refinement Which Elevates The Soul Of Man, Purifying The Manners By Improving The Intellect.