Hosea Ballou Quotes

Good words cool more than cold water.

To friends and eke to foes true kindness show; No kindly heart unkindly deeds will do; Harshness will alienate a bosom friend. And kindness reconcile a deadly foe.

In nature there's no blemish but the mind. None can be called deformed but the unkind.

A will to be unkind is like a sickness. It can be healed or driven out. But to be unkind because you are thoughtless is the worst kind of blindness: difficult to cure, because you cannot see the fault even as you commit it.

Instead of closing our eyes and bowing our heads, sometimes God wants us to keep our eyes open for people in need, do something about it, and bow our whole lives to Him instead.

Be kind to each other. It is better to commit faults with gentleness than to work miracles with unkindness.

Kindness. The most unkind thing of all.

We all need grace in the face of each other.

If you were to write your life motto, what would it say? Look out for number one? Or look out for the needs of others?

We need a little more compassion, and if we cannot have it, then no politician or even a magician can save the planet.

Our society needs to re-establish a culture of caring.

We need to really start taking care of each other and not profiting off of each other's miseries. That shouldn't be our reality. That shouldn't be what we aspire to. It's not admirable in any way, shape, or form.

Bad guys need love too.

The poor folk gladly came to me, for I did them no unkindness, but helped them as much as I could.

Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.

I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness.

Nothing human disgusts me unless it's unkind.

Speak tenderly; let there be kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your greeting. Always have a cheerful smile. Don't only give your care, but give your heart as well.

The poor are our brothers and sisters ... people in the world who need love, who need care, who have to be wanted.

You cannot laugh and be unkind at the same time

Your wealth of experience makes you rich. Spend it on hurt people. They need it so badly.

Everyone is always in need of something that another person can give, be it undivided attention, a kind word or deep empathy. There is no better use of a life than to be attentive to such needs.

Be sensitive to the needs of those around you. Live as a healer. Lift the fallen, restore the broken, and encourage the discouraged.

One of my greatest struggles is, and has been for a long time, seeing unkindness on this planet. Unkindness and inconsideration. I try to help that by being more conscientious and helpful towards our fellow brothers and sisters.

In interactions with others, instead of trying to be right, why don't we try being kind?