A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack… — Joseph Hall Broken Copy Share Image
And, if I were so low that I accounted myself the worst of all, yet some would account themselves in worse case. — Joseph Hall Accounts Copy Share Image
Words are as they are taken, and things are as they are used. There are even cursed blessings. — Joseph Hall Blessing Copy Share Image
We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy. — Joseph Hall Firsts Copy Share Image
I account this body nothing but a close prison to my soul; and the earth a larger prison to my body. I… — Joseph Hall Accounts Copy Share Image
Satan would seem to be mannerly and reasonable; making as if he would be content with one-half of the heart, whereas God… — Joseph Hall Claims Copy Share Image
It is not the bee's touching on the flowers that gathers the honey, but her abiding for a time upon them, and… — Joseph Hall Abiding Copy Share Image
I have seldom seen much ostentation and much learning met together. — Joseph Hall Education Copy Share Image
Mark in what order: first, our calling; then, our election; not beginning with our election first. By our calling, arguing our election. — Joseph Hall Arguing Copy Share Image
Fools measure actions, after they are done, by the event; wise men beforehand, by the rules of reason and right. The former… — Joseph Hall Action Copy Share Image
Earthly greatness is a nice thing, and requires so much chariness in the managing, as the contentment of it cannot requite. — Joseph Hall Contentment Copy Share Image
A good man is kinder to his enemy than bad men are to their friends. — Joseph Hall Bad man Copy Share Image
The ear and the eye are the mind's receivers; but the tongue is only busy in expending the treasures received. It, therefore,… — Joseph Hall Busy Copy Share Image
What fools are we, to be besotted with the love of our own trouble, and to hate our liberty and rest! — Joseph Hall Fool Copy Share Image
Our good purposes foreslowed are become our tormentors upon our deathbed. — Joseph Hall Deathbed Copy Share Image
If religion might be judged of according to men's intentions, there would scarcely be any idolatry in the world. — Joseph Hall Idolatry Copy Share Image
He is a very humble man, that thinks not himself better than some others. — Joseph Hall Humble Copy Share Image
It is not he that reads most, but he that meditates most on Divine truth, that will prove the choicest, wisest, strongest… — Joseph Hall Christian Copy Share Image
The godly man contrarily is afraid of nothing; not of God, because he knows Him his best friend, and will not hurt… — Joseph Hall Affliction Copy Share Image
The proud man hath no God; the envious man hath no neighbor; the angry man hath not himself. — Joseph Hall Angry Copy Share Image
If the sun of God's countenance shine upon me, I may well be content to be wet with the rain of affliction. — Joseph Hall Affliction Copy Share Image
