Helen Keller on calm
“I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.”
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College isn’t the place to go for ideas.
Helen KellerHelen Keller One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier.
Helen KellerHelen Keller 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.
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Before we can experience the pure & serene state of love, we must learn how to give forgiveness – to ourselves & to others. Have you forgiven yourself?
Debbie FordDebbie Ford I’ve just become quite fixated on the idea of calmness and peacefulness somewhere, someday.
Ellie GouldingEllie Goulding The eye of the storm is the stillest part. There is calm at the centre of a cyclone. There is hush in the middle of a hurricane. The window of joy we shared was the eye of our storm.
Buried CaesarBuried Caesar Calm seas never made a good sailor.
Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt Before making a decision, ask inside for guidance. Be patient and await an answer. Act only when you feel calm and certain.
Deepak ChopraDeepak Chopra To be peacemaker, you must know the peace giver.
Billy GrahamBilly Graham Inner peace will calm any storm.
Kamilla TolnoKamilla Tolno Be calm. God awaits you at the door.
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