Hosea Ballou in: Christ in Literature, J.B. Ford, 1875, p. 154.
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Honest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty. The sun has no need to boast of his brightness, nor the moon of her effulgence.
— Hosea Ballou on Effulgence
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Source: Wikiquote: "Effulgence" (Quotes: [[File:Mount_Hood_reflected_in_Mirror_Lake,_Oregon.jpg|right|thumb|Vain is the hope by colouring to display The bright effulgence of the noon-tide ray, Or paint the full-orb'd Ruler of the skies With pencils dipp'd in dull terrestrial dyes : But when mild Evening sheds her golden light; When Morn appears array'd ...in modest white.
- Du Fresnoy.]])
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About Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballou (30 April 1771 – 7 June 1852) was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer.
About Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballou (30 April 1771 – 7 June 1852) was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer.
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