Hosea Ballou

“Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within the hearsay of little children tends towards the formation of character.”

“Energy, even like the Biblical grain of mustard-seed, will move mountains.”

“Moderation is the key to lasting enjoyment.”

“Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.”

“Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.”

“Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can offer the skeptic.”

“Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.”

“Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature.”

“Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.”

“Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.”

“Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil's propagation.”