Hosea Ballou

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

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

Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.

Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.

Hatred is self-punishment.

Hatred is self-punishment.

The oppression of any people for opinion's sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper read more

The oppression of any people for opinion's sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper and render them more important.

There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious
faith in doctrinal matters. Can you reduce it to practice? read more

There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious
faith in doctrinal matters. Can you reduce it to practice? If
not, have none of it.