Man, being not only a religious, but also a social being, requires for the promotion of his rational happiness religious institutions, which, while they give a proper direction to devotion, at the same time make a wise and profitable improvement of his social feelings.
Hosea BallouGratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant.
Hosea BallouMost people who commit a sin count on some personal benefit to be derived therefrom, but profanity has not even this excuse.
Hosea Ballou