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Our opportunities to do good are our talents.

~Cotton Mather

Topics: Good Opportunities Our Talents

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History is the story of events, with praise or blame.

~Cotton Mather

Topics: Blame Events History Praise Story

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What Must I Do to Be Saved? It is impossible to ask a more weighty Question! It is deplorable that we hear it asked with no more Frequency, with nor more Agony.

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Topics: Agony Ask Asked Deplorable Frequency Hear Impossible More Must Nor Question Saved

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Ah! destructive Ignorance, what shall be done to chase thee out of the World!

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Topics: Chase Destructive Done Ignorance Out Shall Thee World Ah

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There may be some so very Ignorant, that they know not how to Pray.

~Cotton Mather

Topics: How Ignorant Know May Pray Some Very

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A Good School deserves to be call'd, the very Salt of the Town, that hath it.

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Topics: Deserves Good Hath Salt School Town Very

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Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind.

~Cotton Mather

Topics: Combinations Families First Mankind Societies

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Theologian

Born: February 12th, 1663

Died: February 13th, 1728

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