Quotes by Hosea Ballou

“Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within the hearing of children tends toward the formation of character.”

“Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains.”

“Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature.”

“Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age.”

“Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.”

“Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way.”

“Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.”

“It is easy to be beautiful it is difficult to appear so. ”

“Education commences at the mother's knee and every word spoken within the hearsay of little children tends towards the formation of character.”

“Energy even like the Biblical grain of mustard-seed will move mountains.”

“There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious faith ... Can you reduce it to practice? If not have none of it.”

“Moderation is the key to lasting enjoyment.”

“Real happiness is cheap enough yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.”

“Hatred is self-punishment.”

“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.”

“Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.”

“Education commences at the mother's knee and every word spoken within the hearsay of little children tends towards the formation of character.”

“Energy even like the Biblical grain of mustard-seed will move mountains.”

“Real happiness is cheap enough yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.”

“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.”