Quotes from ballou hosea ii

Prosperity seems to be scarcely safe, unless it be mixed with a little adversity.

The heavens and the earth, the woods and the wayside, teem with instruction and knowledge to the curious and thoughtful.

Every communication from God, whether relative to the moral or physical world is evidently designed for our profit in the state where such communication is made. This improvement of the moral and religious state of man was the evident design of the revelation of God, and to this agree all the prophets.

Suspicion is far more apt to be wrong than right; oftener unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue, and always an enemy to happiness.

Obedience, as it regards the social relations, the laws of society, and the laws of nature and of nature's God, should commence at the cradle and end only at the tomb.

Moderation is the key-note of lasting enjoyment.

How white are the fair robes of Charity as she walketh amid the lowly habitations of the poor!

Few things in this world trouble people more than poverty, or the fear of poverty; and indeed it is a sore affliction; but, like all other ills that flesh is heir to, it has its antidote, its reliable remedy. The judicious application of industry, prudence, and temperance is a certain cure.

A good smile is the sunshine of wisdom.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant. While its opponent, ingratitude, is a deadly weed; not only poisonous in itself but impregnating the very atmosphere in which it grows, with fetid vapors.

Theories are very thin and unsubstantial; experience only is tangible.

Faith, in order to be genuine and of any real value, must be the offspring of that divine love which Jesus manifested when he prayed for his enemies on the cross.

History makes haste to record great deeds, but often neglects good ones.

Folly is like the growth of weeds, always luxurious and spontaneous; wisdom, like flowers, requires cultivation.