156 Quotes by Hosea Ballou

The goodness of God to mankind is no less evinced in the chastisement with which He corrects His children than in the smiles of His providence; for the Lord will not cast off forever, but though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.

None but the guilty know the withering pains of repentance.

True repentance also involves reform.

It is what we give up, not what we lay up, that adds to our lasting store.

It is the goodly outside that sin puts on 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.

Of all the ingenious mistakes into which erring man has fallen, perhaps none have been so pernicious in their consequences, or have brought so many evils into the world, as the popular opinion that the way of the transgressor is pleasant and easy.

Remember, when incited to slander, that it is only he among you who is without sin that may cast the first stone.

No one has a greater asset for his business than a man’s pride in his work.

Humanity, in the aggregate, is progressing, and philanthropy looks forward hopefully.