More from Helen Keller
Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.
Helen KellerHelen Keller So much has been given to me I have not time to ponder over that which has been denied.
Helen KellerHelen Keller As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Your success and happiness lie in you.
Helen KellerHelen Keller It’s wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky. Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears
Helen KellerHelen Keller People don’t like to think, if one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.
Helen KellerHelen Keller The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.
Helen KellerHelen Keller What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.
Helen KellerHelen Keller I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into light.
Helen KellerHelen Keller A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.
Helen KellerHelen Keller Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all – the apathy of human beings.
Helen KellerHelen Keller The highest result of education is tolerance.
Helen KellerHelen Keller As selfishness and complaint pervert and cloud the mind, so sex with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.
Helen KellerHelen Keller My friends have made the story of my life.
Helen KellerHelen Keller
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
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Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
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