There is no immunity from the consequences of sin; punishment is swift and sure to one and all. — Hosea Ballou Consequence Copy Share Image
It is in sickness that we most feel the need of that sympathy which shows how much we are dependent upon one… — Hosea Ballou Blessing Copy Share Image
Not the least misfortune in a prominent falsehood is the fact that tradition is apt to repeat it for truth. — Hosea Ballou Facts Copy Share Image
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant. — Hosea Ballou Gratitude 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 Children Copy Share Image
A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the Divine Being is not only sinful, but it is also prima facie… — Hosea Ballou Association Copy Share Image
How can there be pride in a contrite heart? Humility is the earliest fruit of religion. — Hosea Ballou Fruit Copy Share Image
Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood and nearly as blamable. — Hosea Ballou Blood Copy Share Image
True sympathy is putting ourselves in another's place; and we are moved in proportion to the reality of our imagination. — Hosea Ballou Imagination Copy Share Image
How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor! — Hosea Ballou Charity Copy Share Image
Has not God borne with you these many years? Be ye tolerant to others. — Hosea Ballou Inspirational Copy Share Image
It is better to be the builder of our own name than to be indebted by descent for the proudest gifts known… — Hosea Ballou Ancestry Copy Share Image
Idleness is emptiness; the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless. — Hosea Ballou Emptiness Copy Share Image
A wise Providence consoles our present afflictions by joys borrowed from the future. — Hosea Ballou Affliction Copy Share Image
If we are at peace with God and our own conscience, what enemy among men need we fear? — Hosea Ballou Conscience Copy Share Image
If we agree in love, there is no disagreement that can do us any injury, but if we do not, no other… — Hosea Ballou Agree Copy Share Image
