95 Quotes by James Fenimore Cooper

Tis hard to live in a world where all look upon you as below them.

That of all the 'oracies (aristocracy and democracy included) hypocrisy is the most flourishing.

If a man believed all that other people choose to say in their own favor, he might get an oversized opinion of them, and an udersized opinion of himself.

I have passed days thinking of these matters, out in the silent woods, and I have come to the opinion, boy, that as Providence rules all things, no gift is bestowed without some wise and reasonable end.

No! You stay alive! Submit, do you hear? You're strong, you survive. You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you . . . (Hawkeye / The Last of the Mohicans) 97

But even the falsest of men pay so much homage to truth as to seem its votaries.

...it should be remembered that men always prize that most which is least enjoyed.

As bright examples of great qualities are but too uncommon among Christians, so are they singular and solitary with the Indians; though, for the honor of our common nature, neither are incapable of producing them. Let us then hope that this Mohican may not disappoint our wishes, but prove, what his looks assert him to be, a brave and constant friend.--The last of the Mohicans by: James Fenimore Cooper

One of the misfortunes of a nation, is to hear little besides its own praises.