Cotton Mather

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

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

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

“Our opportunities to do good are our talents.”

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

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

“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.”