"It is not a very difficult task to……" — James Fenimore Cooper
"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."
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James Fenimore Cooper
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9 Quotes by James Fenimore Cooper
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All sacrifices of common sense, and all recourse to plausible political combinations, whether of individuals or of men, are uniformly…
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The European who comes to America plunges into the virgin forest with wonder and delight; while the American who goes…
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Knowledge is the parent of knowledge. He who possesses most of the information of his age will not quietly submit…
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Battles, unlike bargains, are rarely discussed in society.
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I can never tire of speaking of the bridges of Paris. By day and by night have I paused on…
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Paris enjoys a high reputation for the style of its public edifices, and, while there is a very great deal…
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I sometimes wish I had been educated a Catholic, in order to unite the poetry of religion with its higher…
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The demagogue is usually sly,a detractor of others, a professor of humility and disinterestedness, a great stickler for equality as…
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Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Happiness depends upon ourselves.
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All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the…
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I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to…
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The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
— Saint Augustine
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Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason…
— Marcus Aurelius
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In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
— Ansel Adams
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I think mostly it's the adventure that I will have in making the movie. That's what I look for.
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To die will be an awfully big adventure.
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Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube; there are some things one would rather have done…
— Edward Abbey
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Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in…
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