Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.
Hosea BallouA true religious instinct never deprived man of one single joy; mournful faces and a sombre aspect are the conventional affectations of the weak-minded.
Hosea BallouTrue charity is spontaneous and finds its own occasion; it is never the offspring of importunity, nor of emulation.
Hosea Ballou