Honest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty. The sun has no need to boast of his brightness, nor the moon of her effulgence.
Hosea BallouThe experience of others adds to our knowledge, but not to our wisdom; that is dearer bought.
Hosea BallouMinisters who threaten death and destruction employ weapons of weakness. Argument and kindness are alone effectual, flavored by the principles of Divine love.
Hosea BallouA single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page.
Hosea Ballou