Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballouwas an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer. He has been called one of the fathers of American Universalism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth30 April 1771
CountryUnited States of America
book names ancestry
It is better to be the builder of our own name than to be indebted by descent for the proudest gifts known to the books of heraldry.
law luck littles
To talk of luck and chance only shows how little we really know of the laws which govern cause and effect.
mother children degrees
A mother's love, in a degree, sanctifies the most worthless offspring.
latter estates careful
Be more careful of your conscience than of your estate. The latter can be bought and sold; the former never.
punishment judging prison
I have somewhere read that conscience not only sits as witness and judge within our bosoms, but also forms the prison of punishment.
needs trouble serene
No outward change need trouble him who is inwardly serene.
love-is faithful ignorant
Duty itself is supreme delight when love is the inducement and labor. By such a principle the ignorant are enlightened, the hard-hearted softened, the disobedient reformed, and the faithful encouraged.
emulation charity spontaneous
True charity is spontaneous and finds its own occasion; it is never the offspring of importunity, nor of emulation.
pride cost prosperity
Prosperity is very liable to bring pride among the other goods with which it endows an individual; it is then that prosperity costs too dear.
white charity poor
How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor!
smile sunshine
A good smile is the sunshine of wisdom.
character white pages
A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page.
character noble disgusting
Servility is disgusting to a truly noble character, and engenders only contempt.
practice perfect theory
Theory, from whatever source, is not perfect until it is reduced to practice.