It is my humble prayer that I may be of some use in my day and generation. Hosea Ballou More Quotes by Hosea Ballou More Quotes From Hosea Ballou Our blessings are the least heeded, because the most common events of life. Hosea Ballou events blessing common It is easy to be beautiful; it is difficult to appear so. Hosea Ballou beautiful beauty funny There is no such thing as "best" in the world of individuals. Hosea Ballou personal-growth growth world It is very questionable, in my mind, how far we have the right to judge one of another, since there is born within every man the germs of both virtue and vice. The development of one or the other is contingent upon circumstances. Hosea Ballou judging mind men Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. Hosea Ballou family mom education There is no doubt that religious fanatics have done more to prejudice the cause they affect to advocate than have its opponents. Hosea Ballou prejudice religious doubt How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor! Hosea Ballou charity poor white Experience is retrospect knowledge. Hosea Ballou retrospect experience Folly is like the growth of weeds, always luxurious and spontaneous; wisdom, like flowers, requires cultivation. Hosea Ballou weed flower wisdom Moderation is the key to lasting enjoyment. Hosea Ballou enjoyment moderation keys A good smile is the sunshine of wisdom. Hosea Ballou sunshine smile A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page. Hosea Ballou ink white character Theory, from whatever source, is not perfect until it is reduced to practice. Hosea Ballou source practice perfect Prosperity seems to be scarcely safe, unless it be mixed with a little adversity. Hosea Ballou adversity safe littles It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice. Hosea Ballou slavery vices steps Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred it the coward's revenge for being intimidated. Hosea Ballou hate revenge self Those who commit injustice bear the greatest burden. Hosea Ballou burden bears justice 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. Hosea Ballou eye blessing reality Most people who commit a sin count on some personal benefit to be derived therefrom, but profanity has not even this excuse. Hosea Ballou benefits sin people 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. Hosea Ballou religious joy men
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