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
pride cost prosperity
Prosperity is very liable to bring pride among the other goods with which it endows an individual; it is then that prosperity costs too dear.
fire envy soul
Envy may justly be called "the gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity;" it is the most acid fruit that grows on the stock of sin, a fluid so subtle that nothing but the fire of divine love can purge it from the soul.
love-is faithful ignorant
Duty itself is supreme delight when love is the inducement and labor. By such a principle the ignorant are enlightened, the hard-hearted softened, the disobedient reformed, and the faithful encouraged.
facts tradition prominent
Not the least misfortune in a prominent falsehood is the fact that tradition is apt to repeat it for truth.
wise joy affliction
A wise Providence consoles our present afflictions by joys borrowed from the future.
sleep serenity welcome
Death comes to us, under many conditions, with all the welcome serenity of sleep.
emulation charity spontaneous
True charity is spontaneous and finds its own occasion; it is never the offspring of importunity, nor of emulation.
possession clear-conscience clear
All our possessions are as nothing compared to health, strength, and a clear conscience.
innocence mystery
Mystery and innocence are not akin.
experience retrospect
Experience is retrospect knowledge.
weed wisdom flower
Folly is like the growth of weeds, always luxurious and spontaneous; wisdom, like flowers, requires cultivation.
steps vices slavery
It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.
practice perfect theory
Theory, from whatever source, is not perfect until it is reduced to practice.
smile sunshine
A good smile is the sunshine of wisdom.