I first adventure, follow me who list And be the second English satirist Joseph Hall More Quotes by Joseph Hall More Quotes From Joseph Hall A good man is kinder to his enemy than bad men are to their friends. Joseph Hall good-man men enemy He is great enough that is his own master. Joseph Hall masters enough leadership 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 the hour. Joseph Hall alarms exercise running The godly man contrarily is afraid of nothing; not of God, because he knows Him his best friend, and will not hurt him; not of Satan, because he cannot hurt him; not of afflictions, because he knows they come from a loving God, and end in his good; not of the creatures, since "the very stones in the field are in league with Him;" not of himself, since his conscience is at peace. Joseph Hall godly hurt men The malcontent is neither well, full nor fasting; and though he abounds with complaints, yet nothing dislikes him but the present; for what he condemns while it was, once passed, he magnifies and strives to recall it out of the jaw of time. What he hath he seeth not, his eyes are so taken up with what he wants; and what he sees he careth not for, because be cares so much for that which is not. Joseph Hall fasting eye taken Society is the atmosphere of souls; and we necessarily imbibe from it something which is either infectious or healthful. Joseph Hall atmosphere society soul No marvel if the worldling escape earthly afflictions. God corrects him not. He is base born and begot. God will not do him the favour to whip him. The world afflicts him not, because it loves him: for each man is indulgent to his own. God uses not the rod where He means to use the Word. The pillory or scourge is for those malefactors that shall escape execution. Joseph Hall blessing christian mean Words are as they are taken, and things are as they are used. There are even cursed blessings. Joseph Hall used taken blessing Now you say, alas! Christianity is hard; I grant it; but gainful and happy. I contemn the difficulty when I respect the advantage. The greatest labors that have answerable requitals are less than the least that have no regard. Believe me, when I look to the reward, I would not have the work easier. It is a good Master whom we serve, who not only pays, but gives; not after the proportion of our earnings, but of His own mercy. Joseph Hall giving believe looks There is many a rich stone laid up in the bowels of the earth, many a fair pearl laid up in the bosom of the sea, that never was seen, nor never shall be. Joseph Hall pearls earth sea How easy it is for men to be swollen with admiration of their own strength and glory, and to be lifted up so high as to lose sight both of the ground whence they rose, and the hand that advanced them. Joseph Hall sight men hands The ear and the eye are the mind's receivers; but the tongue is only busy in expending the treasures received. It, therefore, the revenues of the mind be uttered as fast or faster than they are received, it must needs be bare, and can never lay up for purchase. Joseph Hall eye mind needs The idle man is the Devil's cushion, on which he taketh his free ease: who, as he is uncapable of any good, so he is fitly disposed for all evil motions. Joseph Hall evil ease men The blood that is once inflamed with wine is apt to boil with rage. Joseph Hall rage wine blood 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. Joseph Hall drones revenge hurt It is a shame for the tongue to cast itself upon the uncertain pardon of other's ears Joseph Hall shame tongue ears Heaven hath many tongues to talk of it, more eyes to behold it, but few hearts that rightly affect it. Joseph Hall eye heart heaven Worldly ambition is founded on pride or envy, but emulation, or laudable ambition, is actually founded in humility; for it evidently implies that we have a low opinion of our present attainments, and think it necessary to be advanced. Joseph Hall pride humility ambition We are often infinitely mistaken, and take the falsest measures, when we envy the happiness of rich and great men; we know not the inward canker that eats out all their joy and delight, and makes them really much more miserable than ourselves. Joseph Hall envy joy men How apt nature is, even in those who profess an eminence in holiness, to raise and maintain animosities against those whose calling or person they pretend to find cause to dislike! Joseph Hall holiness hate calling
