Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Increase Mather
Born: June 21, 1639
Died: August 23, 1723 (aged 84)
Bio: Increase Mather was a major figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Known for:
- Remarkable Providences
- Course of Sermons on Early Piety