English - Clergyman | July 1, 1574 - September 8, 1656
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
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Perfection is the child of time.
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Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.
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He is great enough that is his own master.
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Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.
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He is a very humble man, that thinks not himself better than some others.
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And, if I were so low that I accounted myself the worst of all, yet some would account themselves in worse case.
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A man's opinion is in others; his being is in himself.
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Let me know myself; let others guess at me.
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Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself.
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What fools are we, to be besotted with the love of our own trouble, and to hate our liberty and rest!
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We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy.
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