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James Fenimore Cooper Quotes

The European who comes to America plunges into the virgin forest with wonder and delight; while the American who goes to Europe finds his greatest pleasure, at first, in hunting up the memorials of the past. Each is in quest of novelty, and is burning with the desire to gaze at objects of which he has often read Picture Quote #1

It is not a very difficult task to make what is commonly called an amusing book of travels. Any one who will tell, with a reasonable degree of graphic effect, what he has seen, will not fail to carry the reader with him; for the interest we all feel in personal adventure is, of itself, success Picture Quote #1

I can never tire of speaking of the bridges of Paris. By day and by night have I paused on them to gaze at their views; the word not being too comprehensive for the crowds and groupings of objects that are visible from their arches Picture Quote #1

Knowledge is the parent of knowledge. He who possesses most of the information of his age will not quietly submit to neglect its current acquisitions, but will go on improving as long as means and opportunities offer; while he who finds himself ignorant of most things, is only too apt to shrink from a labour which becomes Herculean Picture Quote #1

You are young, and rich, and have friends, and at such an age I know it is hard to die! Picture Quote #1

Ignorance and superstition ever bear a close and mathematical relation to each other Picture Quote #1

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Systems are to be appreciated by their general effects, and not by particular exceptions Picture Quote #1

Tis grand! 'Tis solemn! 'Tis an education of itself to look upon! Picture Quote #1

Those families, you know, are our upper crust - not upper ten thousand Picture Quote #1

The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity Picture Quote #1

Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party Picture Quote #1

Principles... Become modified in practice, by facts Picture Quote #1

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Everybody says it, and what everybody says must be true Picture Quote #1

No star seemed less than what science has taught us that it is Picture Quote #1

It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty, than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master Picture Quote #1

The American doctrinaire is the converse of the American demagogue, and, in this way, is scarcely less injurious to the public. The first deals in poetry, the last in cant. He is as much a visionary on one side, as the extreme theoretical democrat is a visionary on the other Picture Quote #1

Equality, in a social sense, may be divided into that of condition and that of rights. Equality of condition is incompatible with civilization, and is found only to exist in those communities that are but slightly removed from the savage state. In practice, it can only mean a common misery Picture Quote #1

The sun had not risen, but the vault of heaven was rich with the winning, softness that brings and shuts the day, while the whole air was filled with the carols of birds, the hymns of the feathered tribe Picture Quote #1

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Slavery is no more sinful, by the Christian code, than it is sinful to wear a whole coat, while another is in tatters, to eat a better meal than a neighbor, or otherwise to enjoy ease and plenty, while our fellow creatures are suffering and in want Picture Quote #1

The Americans... Are almost ignorant of the art of music, one of the most elevating, innocent and refining of human tastes, whose influence on the habits and morals of a people is of the most beneficial tendency Picture Quote #1

The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to office becomes the superior to those who are not, so long as he is the repository of power, and the child inherits the wealth of the parent as a controlling law of society Picture Quote #1

Near the centre of that State of New York lies an extensive district of country, whose surface is a succession of hills and dales, or, to speak with greater deference to geographical definitions, of mountains and valleys Picture Quote #1

No one, who is familiar with the bustle and activity of an American commercial town, would recognise, in the repose which now reigns in the ancient mart of Rhode Island, a place that, in it's day, has been ranked amongst the most important ports along the whole line of our extended coast Picture Quote #1

How easy it is for generous sentiments, high courtesy, and chivalrous courage to lose their influence beneath the chilling blight of selfishness, and to exhibit to the world a man who was great in all the minor attributes of character, but who was found wanting when it became necessary to prove how much principle is superior to policy Picture Quote #1

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They who have reasoned ignorantly, or who have aimed at effecting their personal ends by flattering the popular feeling, have boldly affirmed that 'one man is as good as another; ' a maxim that is true in neither nature, revealed morals, nor political theory Picture Quote #1

Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving to the citizen as much freedom of action and of being, as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a freeman. He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner Picture Quote #1

All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity Picture Quote #1

I am on the hilltop, and must go down into the valley; and when Uncas follows in my footsteps, there will no longer be any of the blood of the Sagamores, for my boy is the last of the Mohicans Picture Quote #1

Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone of breeding. It is a quality that belongs equally to the honest man and to the gentleman Picture Quote #1

It is a governing principle of nature, that the agency which can produce most good, when perverted from its proper aim, is most productive of evil Picture Quote #1

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The European who comes to America plunges into the virgin forest with wonder and delight; while the American who goes to Europe finds his greatest pleasure, at first, in hunting up the memorials of the past. Each is in quest of novelty, and is burning with the desire to gaze at objects of which he has often read. (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) It is not a very difficult task to make what is commonly called an amusing book of travels. Any one who will tell, with a reasonable degree of graphic effect, what he has seen, will not fail to carry the reader with him; for the interest we all feel in personal adventure is, of itself, success. (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) I can never tire of speaking of the bridges of Paris. By day and by night have I paused on them to gaze at their views; the word not being too comprehensive for the crowds and groupings of objects that are visible from their arches. (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Knowledge is the parent of knowledge. He who possesses most of the information of his age will not quietly submit to neglect its current acquisitions, but will go on improving as long as means and opportunities offer; while he who finds himself ignorant of most things, is only too apt to shrink from a labour which becomes Herculean. (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) You are young, and rich, and have friends, and at such an age I know it is hard to die! (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Ignorance and superstition ever bear a close and mathematical relation to each other (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Systems are to be appreciated by their general effects, and not by particular exceptions (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Tis grand! 'Tis solemn! 'Tis an education of itself to look upon! (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Those families, you know, are our upper crust - not upper ten thousand (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Principles... Become modified in practice, by facts (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Everybody says it, and what everybody says must be true (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) No star seemed less than what science has taught us that it is (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty, than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) The American doctrinaire is the converse of the American demagogue, and, in this way, is scarcely less injurious to the public. The first deals in poetry, the last in cant. He is as much a visionary on one side, as the extreme theoretical democrat is a visionary on the other (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Equality, in a social sense, may be divided into that of condition and that of rights. Equality of condition is incompatible with civilization, and is found only to exist in those communities that are but slightly removed from the savage state. In practice, it can only mean a common misery (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) The sun had not risen, but the vault of heaven was rich with the winning, softness that brings and shuts the day, while the whole air was filled with the carols of birds, the hymns of the feathered tribe (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Slavery is no more sinful, by the Christian code, than it is sinful to wear a whole coat, while another is in tatters, to eat a better meal than a neighbor, or otherwise to enjoy ease and plenty, while our fellow creatures are suffering and in want (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) The Americans... Are almost ignorant of the art of music, one of the most elevating, innocent and refining of human tastes, whose influence on the habits and morals of a people is of the most beneficial tendency (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to office becomes the superior to those who are not, so long as he is the repository of power, and the child inherits the wealth of the parent as a controlling law of society (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Near the centre of that State of New York lies an extensive district of country, whose surface is a succession of hills and dales, or, to speak with greater deference to geographical definitions, of mountains and valleys (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) No one, who is familiar with the bustle and activity of an American commercial town, would recognise, in the repose which now reigns in the ancient mart of Rhode Island, a place that, in it's day, has been ranked amongst the most important ports along the whole line of our extended coast (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) How easy it is for generous sentiments, high courtesy, and chivalrous courage to lose their influence beneath the chilling blight of selfishness, and to exhibit to the world a man who was great in all the minor attributes of character, but who was found wanting when it became necessary to prove how much principle is superior to policy (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) They who have reasoned ignorantly, or who have aimed at effecting their personal ends by flattering the popular feeling, have boldly affirmed that 'one man is as good as another; ' a maxim that is true in neither nature, revealed morals, nor political theory (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving to the citizen as much freedom of action and of being, as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a freeman. He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) I am on the hilltop, and must go down into the valley; and when Uncas follows in my footsteps, there will no longer be any of the blood of the Sagamores, for my boy is the last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone of breeding. It is a quality that belongs equally to the honest man and to the gentleman (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes) It is a governing principle of nature, that the agency which can produce most good, when perverted from its proper aim, is most productive of evil (James Fenimore Cooper Quotes)

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