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Heaven hath many tongues to talk of it, more eyes to behold it, but few hearts that rightly affect it.
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
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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.
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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Even the best things ill used become evils and, contrarily, the worst things used well prove good.
Joseph Hall
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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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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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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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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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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It is a shame for the tongue to cast itself upon the uncertain pardon of other's ears
Joseph Hall
A good man is kinder to his enemy than bad men are to their friends.
Joseph Hall
Rich people should consider that they are only trustees for what they posses, and should show their wealth to be more in doing good than merely in having it.
Joseph Hall
...Covetousness, looking more at what we would have than at what we have.
Joseph Hall
The life of doctrine is in application.
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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
Death did not first strike Adam, the first sinful man, nor Cain, the first hypocrite, but Abel, the innocent and righteous. The first soul that met with death, overcame death the first soul that parted from earth went to heaven. Death argues not displeasure, because he whom God loved best dies first, and the murderer is punished with living.
Joseph Hall
Seldom was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.
Joseph Hall
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
For whom he means to make an often guest, One dish shall serve and welcome make the rest.
Joseph Hall
Good prayers never come creeping home. I am sure I shall receive either what I ask, or what I should ask.
Joseph Hall
There is many a rich stone laid up in the bowels of the earth, many a fair pearl laid up in the bosom of the sea, that never was seen, nor never shall be.
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