No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
HELEN KELLERWhat we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.
More Helen Keller Quotes
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So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.
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When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
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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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One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier.
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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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People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.
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Literature is my Utopia
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Knowledge is love and light and vision.
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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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Four things to learn in life: To think clearly without hurry or confusion; To love everybody sincerely; To act in everything with the highest motives; To trust God unhesitatingly.
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Your success and happiness lie in you.
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Great poetry needs no interpreter other than a responsive heart.
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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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It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil.
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Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into light.
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