Hosea Ballou - Man Quotes

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A true religious instinct never deprived man of one single joy; mournful faces and a sombre aspect are the conventional affectations of the weak-minded.

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That alone can be called true refinement which elevates the soul of man, purifying the manners by improving the intellect.

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The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration.

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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.

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Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant.

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Of all the ingenious mistakes into which erring man has fallen, perhaps none have been so pernicious in their consequences, or have brought so many evils into the world, as the popular opinion that the way of the transgressor is pleasant and easy.

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If gratitude is due from children to their earthly parents, how much more is the gratitude of the great family of man due to our Father in heaven!

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