"Revenge commonly hurts both the offerer and sufferer;……" — Joseph Hall
"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."
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Joseph Hall
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49 Quotes by Joseph Hall
Joseph Hall has 49 quotes on this site.
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Rich people should consider that they are only trustees for what they possess, and should show their wealth to be…
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Not to be afflicted is a sign of weakness; for, therefore God imposeth no more on me, because He sees…
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Good prayers never come creeping home. I am sure I shall receive either what I ask, or what I should…
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Ambition is torment enough for an enemy; for it affords as much discontentment in enjoying as in want, making men…
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No marvel if the worldling escape earthly afflictions. God corrects him not. He is base born and begot. God will…
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Sorrows, because they are lingering guests, I will entertain but moderately, knowing that the more they are made of the…
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I account this body nothing but a close prison to my soul; and the earth a larger prison to my…
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Satan would seem to be mannerly and reasonable; making as if he would be content with one-half of the heart,…
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It is not he that reads most, but he that meditates most on Divine truth, that will prove the choicest,…
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Mark in what order: first, our calling; then, our election; not beginning with our election first. By our calling, arguing…
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He is a very humble man, that thinks not himself better than some others.
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What I have done is worthy of nothing but silence and forgetfulness, but what God has done for me is…
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More Anger Quotes
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Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right…
— Aristotle
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No one loves the man whom he fears.
— Aristotle
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We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the…
— Aristotle
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What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful…
— Saint Augustine
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
— Marcus Aurelius
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When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.
— Marcus Aurelius
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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.
— Francis Bacon
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
— Francis Bacon
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I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I…
— Kevin Bacon
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I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into…
— Kevin Bacon
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
— Abu Bakr
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