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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.
Joseph Hall
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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
Highest
Declining
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Shadows
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As you see in a pair of bellows, there is a forced breath without life, so in those that are puffed up with the wind of ostentation, there may be charitable words without works.
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How easy it is for men to be swollen with admiration of their own strength and glory, and to be lifted up so high as to lose sight both of the ground whence they rose, and the hand that advanced them.
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Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.
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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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Revenge commonly hurts both the offerer and sufferer as we see in a foolish bee, which in her anger invenometh the flesh and loseth her sting, and so lives a drone ever after.
Joseph Hall
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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He that taketh his own cares upon himself loads himself in vain with an uneasy burden. I will cast all my cares on God He hath bidden me they cannot burden Him.
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I have seldom seen much ostentation and much learning met together.
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...Covetousness, looking more at what we would have than at what we have.
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Mark in what order: first, our calling then, our election not beginning with our election first. By our calling, arguing our election.
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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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Virtues go ever in troops they go so thick, that sometimes some are hid in the crowd which yet are, but appear not.
Joseph Hall
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.
Joseph Hall
It is a shame for the tongue to cast itself upon the uncertain pardon of other's ears
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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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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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The blood that is once inflamed with wine is apt to boil with rage.
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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.
Joseph Hall
Earthly greatness is a nice thing, and requires so much chariness in the managing, as the contentment of it cannot requite.
Joseph Hall
Good prayers never come creeping home. I am sure I shall receive either what I ask, or what I should ask.
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