All Joseph Hall Quotes
- ...Covetousness, looking more at what we would have than at what we have. Covetousness
- God loveth adverbs; and cares not how good, but how well. Adverbs
- Our body is a well-set clock, which keeps good time, but if it be too much or indiscreetly tampered with, the alarm runs out before… Alarm
- It is not sin that kills the soul, but impenitence. Impenitence
- A man's opinion is in others; his being is in himself. Inspirational
- And, if I were so low that I accounted myself the worst of all, yet some would account themselves in worse case. Account
- Let me know myself; let others guess at me. Funny
- We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy. First Pray
- What fools are we, to be besotted with the love of our own trouble, and to hate our liberty and rest! Besotted
- [W]e all lie down in our bed of earth as sure to wake as ever we can be to shut our eyes. All
- How endless is that volume which God hath written of the world! Every creature is a letter, every day a new page. Creature
- It is of no small commendation to manage a little well. To live well in abundance is the praise of the estate, not of the… Abundance
- For whom he means to make an often guest, One dish shall serve; and welcome make the rest. Dish
- Surely the mischief of hypocrisy can never be enough inveighed against. When religion is in request, it is the chief malady of the church, and… Adversity
- 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… Both
- I will rather suffer a thousand wrongs than offer one. I have always found that to strive with a superior is injurious; with an equal,… Always Found
- 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… Anger
- It is a shame for the tongue to cast itself upon the uncertain pardon of other's ears Cast
- The blood that is once inflamed with wine is apt to boil with rage. Apt
- Perfection is the child of time. Child
- A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was. Always Keep
- Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave. Birth
- Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues. All
- Seldom was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment. Any