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 KELLERTrue happines is not attained through self gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
More Helen Keller Quotes
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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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The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor.
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I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.
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We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world–the company of those who have known suffering.
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True friends never apart maybe in distance but never in heart.
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Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.
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I believe that God gave us life for happiness, not misery.
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Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
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Many people know so little about what is beyond their short range of experience.
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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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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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Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within.
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Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each others welfare, social justice can never be attained.
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I thank God for my handicaps. For through them, I have found myself, my work and my God.
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The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
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There is beauty in everything, even in silence and darkness.
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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.
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I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
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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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Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.
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Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.
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In a thousand ways my friends turned my limitations into beautiful privileges.
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.
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Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness.
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If the blind put their hands in God’s, they find their way more surely than those who see but have not faith or purpose.
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