Never mistake motion for progress.
The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the life too closely examined may not be lived at all.
Patriotism is usually the refuge of the scoundrel. He is the man who talks the loudest.
I have always been rather better treated in San Francisco than I actually deserved.
Cooper's art has some defects. In one place in 'Deerslayer,' and in the restricted space of two-thirds of a page, Cooper has scored 114 offences against literary art out of a possible 115. It breaks the record.
A discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty.