“ Nevertheless, likin' is a tender plant, and never thrives long when watered with tears. Let the 'arth around your married happiness be moistened by the dews of kindness. James Fenimore Cooper
“ But even the falsest of men pay so much homage to truth as to seem its votaries. James Fenimore Cooper
“ It's wisest always to be so clad that our friends need not ask us for our names. James Fenimore Cooper
“ In America the taint of sectarianism lies broad upon the land. Not content with acknowledging the supremacy as the Deity, and with erecting temples in his honor, where all can bow down with reverence,… James Fenimore Cooper
“ Men are seldom struck by incongruities in their appearance any more than their own conduct. James Fenimore Cooper
“ Tis open before your eyes," returned the scout; "and he who knows it is not a niggard of its use. I have heard it said that there are men who read in books to convince themselves there is a God. I kno… James Fenimore Cooper
“ Mendacity and vulgarity can only permanently affect those who resort to their use. (Ch 17) James Fenimore Cooper
“ You are young, and rich, and have friends, and at such an age I know it is hard to die! James Fenimore Cooper
“ 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 any existence of… James Fenimore Cooper
“ Your young white, who gathers his learning from books and can measure what he knows by the page, may conceit that his knowledge, like his legs, outruns that of his fathers’, but, where experience is t… James Fenimore Cooper
“ History, like love, is so apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere of imaginary brightness. James Fenimore Cooper
“ That of all the 'oracies (aristocracy and democracy included) hypocrisy is the most flourishing. James Fenimore Cooper
“ Čuo sam već šumu gdje jauče poput čovjeka koji se nađe u nevolji; slušao sam kako vjetar pjeva svoju pjesmu među granjem drveća; slušao sam munju kako praska poput upaljena grmlja, kad bljuje iskre i… James Fenimore Cooper
