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Hosea Ballou Quotes (1771-1852)
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About Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballou (30 April 1771 – 7 June 1852) was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer.
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“Hatred is self-punishment.”
“Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.”
“A chaste and lucid style is indicative of the same personal traits in the author.”
“As "unkindness has no remedy at law," let its avoidance be with you a point of honor.”
“Humanity, in the aggregate, is progressing, and philanthropy looks forward hopefully.”
“There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious faith in doctrinal matters. Can you reduce it to practice? If not, have none of it.”
“If our Creator has so bountifully provided for our existence here, which is but momentary, and for our temporal wants, which will soon be forgotten, how much more must He have done for our enjoyment in the everlasting world?”
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Hosea Ballou on Hatred
“Hatred is self-punishment.”
Hosea Ballou on Happiness
“Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.”
Hosea Ballou on Idleness
Hosea Ballou on Style
“A chaste and lucid style is indicative of the same personal traits in the author.”
About Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballou (30 April 1771 – 7 June 1852) was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer.