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> [“...that dog is more to be trusted than many a Christian man; for he never forgets a friend, and loves the hand that gives him bread.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/that-dog-is-more-to-be-trusted-than-many-a-christian-man-for-he-never/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

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## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/in-america-the-taint-of-sectarianism-lies-broad-upon-the-land-not/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“The deer that goes too often to the lick meets the hunter at last!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/the-deer-that-goes-too-often-to-the-lick-meets-the-hunter-at-last/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“The air, the water, and the ground are free gifts to man, and no one has the power to portion them out in parcels.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/the-air-the-water-and-the-ground-are-free-gifts-to-man-and-no-one-has/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“Nothing is easier to us who pass our time in the great school of Providence than to l’arn its lessons.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/nothing-is-easier-to-us-who-pass-our-time-in-the-great-school-of/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“And am I answerable that thoughtless and unprincipled men exist whose shades of contenance may resemble mine?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/and-am-i-answerable-that-thoughtless-and-unprincipled-men-exist-whose/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“The tree blossoms, and bears its fruit, which falls, rots, withers, and even the seed is lost! Go, count the rings of the oak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/the-tree-blossoms-and-bears-its-fruit-which-falls-rots-withers-and/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [I sometimes wish I had been educated a Catholic, in order to unite the poetry of religion with its higher principles. Are they necessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/i-sometimes-wish-i-had-been-educated-a-catholic-in-order-to-unite-the/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“When men speak, they should say that which does not go in at one side of the head and out at the other. Their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/when-men-speak-they-should-say-that-which-does-not-go-in-at-one-side/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“All places that the eye of heaven visits/ Are to a wise man ports and happy havens:/ Think not the king did banish thee:/…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/all-places-that-the-eye-of-heaven-visits-are-to-a-wise-man-ports-and-2/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“I look upon the redmen to be quite as human as we are ourselves, Hurry. They have their gifts, and their religion, it's true;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/i-look-upon-the-redmen-to-be-quite-as-human-as-we-are-ourselves-hurry/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“I want no thunder or lightning to remind me of my God, nor am I as apt to bethink on most of all His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/i-want-no-thunder-or-lightning-to-remind-me-of-my-god-nor-am-i-as-apt/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“I have attended church-service in the garrisons, and tried hard...to join in the prayers...but never could raise within me the solemn feelings and true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/i-have-attended-church-service-in-the-garrisons-and-tried-hard-to/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“Then as to churches, they are good, I suppose, else wouldn't good men uphold' em. But they are not altogether necessary. They call 'em…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/then-as-to-churches-they-are-good-i-suppose-else-wouldn-t-good-men/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“...it should be remembered that men always prize that most which is least enjoyed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/it-should-be-remembered-that-men-always-prize-that-most-which-is/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

> [“Tis an ancient and sacred tie that binds man to his nation; neither can it be severed without infamy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/tis-an-ancient-and-sacred-tie-that-binds-man-to-his-nation-neither/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

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