God loves to see his creatures happy; our lawful delight is His; they know not God that think to please Him with making themselves miserable. The idolaters thought it a fit service for Baal to cut and lance themselves; never any holy man looked for thanks from the true God by wronging himself.
Joseph HallWhat fools are we, to be besotted with the love of our own trouble, and to hate our liberty and rest!
Joseph HallHow endless is that volume which God hath written of the world! Every creature is a letter, every day a new page.
Joseph Hall