The oppression of any people for opinion’s sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important. – Hosea Ballou
Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine. – Hosea Ballou
Education commences at the mother’s knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. – Hosea Ballou
Suspicion is far more to be wrong than right; more often unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue, and always an enemy to happiness. – Hosea Ballou
Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can offer the skeptic. – Hosea Ballou
