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Famous Hosea Ballou Quotes
“Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood and nearly as blamable.”
“How quickly a truly benevolent act is repaid by the consciousness of having done it!”
“A wise Providence consoles our present afflictions by joys borrowed from the future.”
“Death comes to us, under many conditions, with all the welcome serenity of sleep.”
“All our possessions are as nothing compared to health, strength, and a clear conscience.”
Source: A Treatise on Atonement: In which the Finite Nature of Sin is Argued, Its Cause and Consequences as Such; the Necessity and Nature of Atonement; And, Its Glorious Consequences, in the Final Reconciliation of All Men to Holiness and Happiness
“There is no such thing as "best" in the world of individuals.”
“There is nothing that needs to be said in an unkind manner.”
“Unless we find repose within ourselves, it is vain to seek it elsewhere.”
“Has not God borne with you these many years? Be ye tolerant to others.”