Helen Keller on beginning
“The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.”
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So long as you can sweeten another’s pain, life is not in vain.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another’s pain, life is not in vain.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Good friends walk in when the old ones walk out.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
Helen KellerHelen Keller What I’m looking for is not out there, it is in me.
Helen KellerHelen Keller It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil.
Helen KellerHelen Keller I rejoice to live in such a splendidly disturbing time!
Helen KellerHelen Keller While they were saying it couldn’t be done, it was done.
Helen KellerHelen Keller I thank God for my handicaps. For through them, I have found myself, my work and my God.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Do not think of todays failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Knowledge is power.
Helen KellerHelen Keller
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Here I am, a mosaic of becomings.
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