Even the best things ill used become evils; and, contrarily, the worst things used well prove good.
Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself. - Joseph Hall
Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself.
- Joseph Hall
It is not sin that kills the soul, but impenitence. - Joseph Hall
It is not sin that kills the soul, but impenitence.
Fools measure actions, after they are done, by the event; wise men beforehand, by the rules of reason and right. The former look to the end, to judge… - Joseph Hall
Fools measure actions, after they are done, by the event; wise men beforehand, by the rules of reason and right. The former look to the end, to judge…
We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy. - Joseph Hall
We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy.
Try to be of some use to others. - Joseph Hall
Try to be of some use to others.
Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues. - Joseph Hall
Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.
For every bad there might be a worse; and when one breaks his leg let him be thankful it was not his neck. - Joseph Hall
For every bad there might be a worse; and when one breaks his leg let him be thankful it was not his neck.
A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was. - Joseph Hall
A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.
The proud man hath no God; the envious man hath no neighbor; the angry man hath not himself. - Joseph Hall
The proud man hath no God; the envious man hath no neighbor; the angry man hath not himself.
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