Hosea Ballou quotes - page 2

Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil's propagation. (Hosea Ballou)
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. View quote
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It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice. View quote
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It is what we give up, not what we lay up, that adds to our lasting store. View quote
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Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself. View quote
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Not the least misfortune in a prominent falsehood is the fact that tradition is apt to repeat it for truth. View quote
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Mystery and innocence are not akin. View quote
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The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration. View quote
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It is better to be the builder of our own name than to be indebted by descent for the proudest gifts known to the books of heraldry. View quote
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A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page. View quote
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Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age. (Hosea Ballou)
Everything in the world exists to end up in a book. View quote
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Never be so brief as to become obscure. View quote
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Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue. View quote
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God's glowing covenant. View quote
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Moderation is the key of lasting enjoyment. View quote
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Sin puts on that which tempteth to destruction. It has been said that sin is like the bee, with honey in its mouth, but a sting in its tail. View quote
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Between the humble and contrite heart and the majesty of heaven there are no barriers the only password is prayer. View quote
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