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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
Retrospect
Knowledge
Experience

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There is no immunity from the consequences of sin punishment is swift and sure to one and all.
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You cannot judge by outward appearances the soul is only transparent to its Maker.
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How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor!
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Servility is disgusting to a truly noble character, and engenders only contempt.
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A mother's love, in a degree, sanctifies the most worthless offspring.
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Liberality should be tempered with judgment, not with profuseness.
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Prosperity seems to be scarcely safe, unless it be mixed with a little adversity.
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A wise Providence consoles our present afflictions by joys borrowed from the future.
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Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.
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Unless we find repose within ourselves, it is vain to seek it elsewhere.
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Idleness is emptiness the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless.
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If we agree in love, there is no disagreement that can do us any injury, but if we do not, no other agreement can do us any good. Let us endeavor to keep the unity of the spirit in the bonds of peace.
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Moderation is the key to lasting enjoyment.
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Purity in person and in morals is true godliness.
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True sympathy is putting ourselves in another's place and we are moved in proportion to the reality of our imagination.
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It is in sickness that we most feel the need of that sympathy which shows how much we are dependent upon one another for our comfort, and even necessities. Thus disease, opening our eyes to the realities of life, is an indirect blessing.
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Few things in this world more trouble people than poverty, or the fear of poverty and, indeed, it is a sore affliction but, like all other ills that flesh is heir to, it has its antidote, its reliable remedy. The judicious application of industry, prudence and temperance is a certain cure.
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Be circumspect in your dealings, and let the seed you plant be the offspring of prudence and care thus fruit follows the fair blossom, as honor follows a good life.
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Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.
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Ministers who threaten death and destruction employ weapons of weakness. Argument and kindness are alone effectual, flavored by the principles of Divine love.
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