That alone can be called true refinement which elevates the soul of man, purifying the manners by improving the intellect. — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
It is very questionable, in my mind, how far we have the right to judge one of another, since there is born… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
A true religious instinct never deprived man of one single joy; mournful faces and a sombre aspect are the conventional affectations of… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration. — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
Man, being not only a religious, but also a social being, requires for the promotion of his rational happiness religious institutions, which,… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
Of all the ingenious mistakes into which erring man has fallen, perhaps none have been so pernicious in their consequences, or have… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
If gratitude is due from children to their earthly parent, how much more is the gratitude of the great family of men… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
If we are at peace with God and our own conscience, what enemy among men need we fear? — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant. — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
Envy may justly be called "the gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity;" it is the most acid fruit that grows on the stock… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
Be circumspect in your dealings, and let the seed you plant be the offspring of prudence and care; thus fruit follows the fair blossom,… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
Honest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty. The sun has no need to boast of… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
The cloudy weather melts at length into beauty, and the brightest smiles of the heart are born of its tears. — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
Servility is disgusting to a truly noble character, and engenders only contempt. — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
Too many people embrace religion from the same motives that they take a companion in wedlock, not from true love of the person, but… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
Man, being not only a religious, but also a social being, requires for the promotion of his rational happiness religious institutions, which, while they… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
There is one court whose findings are incontrovertible, and whose sessions are held in the chambers of our own breast. — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
