The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration. – Hosea Ballou
Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devils propagation. – Hosea Ballou
A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page. – Hosea Ballou
Education commences at the mothers knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. – Hosea Ballou