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It is not he that reads most, but he that meditates most on Divine truth, that will prove the choicest, wisest, strongest Christian.

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Joseph Hall
Age: 82 †
Born: 1574
Born: July 1
Died: 1656
Died: September 8
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Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Leicestershire
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Earthly greatness is a nice thing, and requires so much chariness in the managing, as the contentment of it cannot requite.
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Worldly ambition is founded on pride or envy, but emulation, or laudable ambition, is actually founded in humility for it evidently implies that we have a low opinion of our present attainments, and think it necessary to be advanced.
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[W]e all lie down in our bed of earth as sure to wake as ever we can be to shut our eyes.
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There would not be so many open mouths if there were not so many open ears.
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Our good purposes foreslowed are become our tormentors upon our deathbed.
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I first adventure, follow me who list And be the second English satirist
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Neutrality in things good or evil is both odious and prejudicial but in matters of an indifferent nature is safe and commendable. Herein taking of parts maketh sides, and breaketh unity. In an unjust cause of separation, he that favoreth both parts may perhaps have least love of either side, but hath most charity in himself.
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It is a shame for the tongue to cast itself upon the uncertain pardon of other's ears
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Tranquillity consisteth in a steadiness of the mind and how can that vessel that is beaten upon by contrary waves and winds, and tottereth to either part, be said to keep a steady course? Resolution is the only mother of security.
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And, if I were so low that I accounted myself the worst of all, yet some would account themselves in worse case.
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A good man is kinder to his enemy than bad men are to their friends.
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Even the best things ill used become evils and, contrarily, the worst things used well prove good.
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I have seldom seen much ostentation and much learning met together. The sun, rising and declining, makes long shadows at mid day, when he is highest, none at all.
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Christian society is like a bundle of sticks laid together, whereof one kindles another. Solitary men have fewest provocations to evil, but, again, fewest incitations to good. So much as doing good is better than not doing evil will I account Christian good-fellowship better than an hermitish and melancholy solitariness.
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Seldom was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.
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Heaven hath many tongues to talk of it, more eyes to behold it, but few hearts that rightly affect it.
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Nothing fools people as much as extreme passion.
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