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Joseph Hall, a renowned English writer, was born on July 1, 1574, and died on September 8, 1656. Known for his satirical works, Hall's influence has been profound on subsequent literature and thought.

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Famous Joseph Hall Quotes

“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.”

Needs Mind Eye Ears Lays Busy Tongue Treasure Faster Revenue Receiver

Author:Joseph Hall

“Heaven hath many tongues to talk of it, more eyes to behold it, but few hearts that rightly affect it.”

Heart Eye Heaven Tongue

Book:The Works of Joseph Hall: Devotional works; Miscellaneous theology

Source: The Works of Joseph Hall: Devotional works; Miscellaneous theology

“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.”

Want Wells Eye Care Taken Strive His Eyes Dislike Recalls Complaints Strife Discontent Fasting Malcontent

Author: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.”

World May Character Eye Positive Broken Christian Inspirational Reputation Spots Cracks Character And Reputation Image And Reputation

Author:Joseph Hall

“Infidelity and faith look both through the perspective glass, but at contrary ends. Infidelity looks through the wrong end of the glass; and, therefore, sees those objects near which are afar off, and makes great things little,-diminishing the greatest spiritual blessings, and removing far from us threatened evils. Faith looks at the right end, and brings the blessings that are far off in time close to our eye, and multiplies God's mercies, which, in a distance, lost their greatness.”

Source: Works: With Some Account of His Life and Sufferings

“[W]e all lie down in our bed of earth as sure to wake as ever we can be to shut our eyes.”

Eye Earth Death Lying Bed

Book:Devotional works

Source: Devotional works