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

Hosea Ballou

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Hosea Ballou
Age: 81 †
Born: 1771
Born: April 30
Died: 1852
Died: June 6
Author
Theologian
Writer
Richmond
New Hampshire
Happy
Enough
Real
Minimalism
Dearly
Counterfeit
Cheap
Pay
Happiness

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Theory, from whatever source, is not perfect until it is reduced to practice.
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Experience is retrospect knowledge.
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It is the goodly outside that sin puts on which tempteth to destruction. It has been said that sin is like the bee, with honey in its mouth, but a sting in its tail.
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Moderation is the key to lasting enjoyment.
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