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
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.
judging soul quality
You cannot judge by outward appearances; the soul is only transparent to its Maker.
men judging mind
It is very questionable, in my mind, how far we have the right to judge one of another, since there is born within every man the germs of both virtue and vice. The development of one or the other is contingent upon circumstances.
character children education hearsay spoken tends toward within word
Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within the hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character
doubt incentive inquiry patient
Doubt is an incentive to truth, and patient inquiry leadeth the way.
parent brevity-of-life brevity
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction....
Everything in the world exists to end up in a book.
best
There is no such things as 'best' in the world of individuals.
age age-and-aging forty
Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age.
prayer tests enterprise
Embark on no enterprise which you cannot submit to the test of prayer.
judgment should liberality
Liberality should be tempered with judgment, not with profuseness.
kindness way speak
With regard to manner, be careful to speak in a soft, tender, kind and loving way. Even when you have occasion to rebuke, be careful to do it with manifest kindness. The effect will be incalculably better.
oblivion injury altars
Lay silently the injuries you receive upon the altar of oblivion.
thoughtful heaven earth
The heavens and the earth, the woods and the wayside, teem with instruction and knowledge to the curious and thoughtful.