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Nathanael Emmons, sometimes spelled Nathaniel Emmons, (April 20, 1745 – September 23, 1840) was an American Congregational minister and influential theologian of the New Divinity school. He was born at East Haddam, Connecticut.

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How vast is eternity! - It will swallow up all the human race; it will collect all the intelligent universe; it will open scenes and prospects wide enough, great enough, and various enough to fix the attention, and absorb the minds of all intelligent beings forever.

Absorb, Fix, Forever, Human, Intelligent, Race

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

Funny, Insanity, Reason, Wit

In reasoning upon moral subjects, we have great occasion for candor, in order to compare circumstances, and weigh arguments with impartiality.

Argument, Arguments, Candor, Circumstances, Moral, Order

Just definitions either prevent or put an end to disputes.

Definitions, Disputes, Justice, Prevent

Moral conduct includes every thing in which men are active and for which they are accountable. They are active in their desires, their affections, their designs, their intentions, and in every thing they say and do of choice; and for all these things they are accountable to God.

Accountable, Choices, Design, Desires, Intentions, Men

You ask if we shall know our friends in heaven. - Do you suppose we are greater fools there than here?

Fool, Friendship, Greater, Heaven, Know

These two rules make the best system: first, have something to say; second, say it.

Firsts, Make, Rules, Say, System, Two

Make no display of your talents or attainments; for every one will clearly see, admire, and acknowledge them, so long as you cover them with the beautiful veil of modesty

Beautiful, Display, Long, See, Veils

The weakest spot in every man is where he thinks himself to be the wisest.

Conceit, Man, Men, Thinking, Thinks, Weakest

Be short in all religious exercises. Better leave the people longing than loathing.

Exercise, Longing, People, Religious

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

Established, Facts, Good, Three, Two

It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything.

Difficult, Easy, Everything, Learn, Learning

Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters.

Habit, Happiness, Masters, Positive, Servants, Success

Real holiness has love for its essence, humility for its clothing, the good of others as its employment, and the honor of God as its end.

Clothing, Honor, Humility, Love, Real

There is not a single spot between Christianity and atheism, upon which a man can firmly fix his foot.

Feet, Firmly, Fix, Foot, Infidelity, Men

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