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Source: The Works of Nathanael Emmons, D.D., Third Pastor of the Church in Franklin, Mass: With a Memoir of His Life
Source: The Works of Nathanael Emmons, D.D.: With a Memoir of His Life [written by Himself]
“The weakest spot in every man is where he thinks himself to be the wisest.”
Source: The Works of Nathanael Emmons, D.D.: With a Memoir of His Life [written by Himself]
“Style should be like window-glass, perfectly transparent, and with very little sash.”
“Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters.”
Source: The Works of Nathanael Emmons, D.D., Third Pastor of the Church in Franklin, Mass: With a Memoir of His Life
“Selfishness is the root and source of all natural and moral evils.”
Source: The Works of Nathanael Emmons, D.D., Third Pastor of the Church in Franklin, Mass: With a Memoir of His Life
“Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.”
“Steady, patient, persevering thinking will generally surmount every obstacle in search of truth.”
Source: Works: With a Memoir of His Life
“It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything.”
“These two rules make the best system: first, have something to say; second, say it.”
Source: The Works of Nathanael Emmons, D.D.: With a Memoir of His Life [written by Himself]
“The more men have multiplied the forms of religion, so much the more has vital godliness declined.”
“Just definitions either prevent or put an end to disputes.”
“Be short in all religious exercises. Better leave the people longing than loathing.”
Source: Autobiography. Memoir. The Christian ministry