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The eye is inlet to the soul.

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
Inlet
Eye
Soul

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A true religious instinct never deprived man of one single joy mournful faces and a sombre aspect are the conventional affectations of the weak-minded.
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Idleness is emptiness the tree in which the sap is stagnant, remains fruitless.
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The cloudy weather melts at length into beauty, and the brightest smiles of the heart are born of its tears.
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