Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself.

- Joseph Hall

Try to be of some use to others.

- Joseph Hall

It is not sin that kills the soul, but impenitence.

- 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…

- Joseph Hall

We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy.

- Joseph Hall

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

- Joseph Hall

The proud man hath no God; the envious man hath no neighbor; the angry man hath not himself.

- 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.

- 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.

- Joseph Hall