Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age. Hosea Ballou on age
Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage. Hosea Ballou on courage
Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. Hosea Ballou on education
Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit. Hosea Ballou on happiness
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 on happiness
Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams. Hosea Ballou on inspirational
Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature. Hosea Ballou on nature
Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil's propagation. Hosea Ballou on religion