I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.
HELEN KELLEROur enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding.
More Helen Keller Quotes
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Life is a succesion of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
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Our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding.
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Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations because we lack equilibrium between light and darkness.
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There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark.
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No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
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We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.
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I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within me immortal longings.
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Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
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So long as you can sweeten another’s pain, life is not in vain.
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Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.
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Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
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In a thousand ways my friends turned my limitations into beautiful privileges.
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As selfishness and complaint pervert and cloud the mind, so sex with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.
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I rejoice to live in such a splendidly disturbing time!
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