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True charity is spontaneous and finds its own occasion it is never the offspring of importunity, nor of emulation.

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
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Emulation
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Spontaneous
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Charity
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Importunity

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Between the humble and contrite heart and the majesty of Heaven there are no barriers the only password is prayer.
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All our possessions are as nothing compared to health, strength, and a clear conscience.
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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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The eye is the inlet to the soul, and it is well to beware of him whose visual organs avoid your honest regard.
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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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No reproof or denunciation is so potent as the silent influence of a good example.
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant.
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Obedience sums up our entire duty.
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Idleness is emptiness the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless.
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The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration.
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Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.
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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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Self-respect is the best of all.
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