Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Peter Cooper

A true history of human events would show that a far larger proportion of our acts are the results of sudden impulses and accident than of that reason of which we so much boast.
Peter Cooper
Topics: Instincts, Decisions, Reason

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is ever uttered that does not continue to vibrate through all time, in the wide-spreading current of sound; that not a prayer is lisped, that its record is not to be found stamped on the laws of nature by the indelible seal of the Almighty’s will.
Peter Cooper
Topics: Memory

Desultory studies are erased from the mind as easily as pencil marks; classified studies are retained like durable ink.
Peter Cooper
Topics: Study

Neither piety, virtue, nor liberty can long flourish in a community where the education of youth is neglected.
Peter Cooper
Topics: Education

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