Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction. Be heroes in an army of construction. Helen Keller More Quotes by Helen Keller More Quotes From Helen Keller I am thankful that in a troubled world no calamity can prevent the return of spring. Helen Keller returnspringworld I feel the delightful, velvety texture of a flower, and discover its remarkable convolutions; and something of the miracle of Nature is revealed to me. Helen Keller texturemiracleflower Good friends walk in when the old ones walk out. Helen Keller good-friendwalks The clatter of a changing world is not pleasant, and those who have enjoyed the comforts and protection of the old order may be shocked and unhappy when they behold the vigorous young builders of a new world sweeping away their time-honored antiquities. Helen Keller unhappymayorder What can rulers, nobility and all the lords of the earth say to justify the horrible killing and maiming of twenty or thirty million valuable men who a short while ago ploughed, dug, wove, built, guided the traffic of the world, took their pleasure, loved their fellows, cherished their families, and feared naught? Helen Keller twentiesmenworld Surely there is no road of effort so steep but a loving deed may soften its hardshness. Helen Keller effortdeedskindness Change may be the vitalizing wind blowing through the house of life, but it is not an abiding force. We need permanent things to soak peace into us as well as progress - the beauty of the earth, seedtime and harvest, the smiles of lovers, the joy of the young in being alive, pride in craftsmanship. Why, oh why must we let ourselves forget these lasting treasures in an age of consuming ambition, speed madness and accumulated goods that leave us no chance to live? If we cannot be contented with a little no wealth will ever satisfy us. Helen Keller wind-blowingprideambition I have depended on books not only for pleasure and for the wisdom they bring to all who read, but also for that knowledge which comes to others through their eyes and their ears. Helen Keller eyeearsbook I find that fact and fancy look alike across the years that link the past with the present. Helen Keller fancypastyears There is a dangerous optimism of ignorance and indifference. Helen Keller optimismindifferenceignorance Joy is a spiritual element that gives vicissitudes unity and significance. Helen Keller spiritualjoygiving I have visited sweatshops, factories, and crowded slums. If I could not see it, I could smell it. The foundation of society is laid upon a basis of . . . individualism, conquest and exploitation . . . A social order such as this, built upon such wrong and basic principles, is bound to retard the development of all. The output of a cotton mill or a coal mine is considered of greater importance than the production of healthy, happy-hearted and free human beings. We, the people, are not free. Our democracy is but a name. Helen Keller smelleducationalnames No nation is wise enough to rule another. Helen Keller imperialismenoughwise Poverty is the fundamental cause of most of the physical, moral and economic ills of humanity. Helen Keller povertycauseshumanity Instead of being satisfied to alleviate suffering, we shall labor hard and continually to prevent it. Helen Keller alleviatesatisfiedsuffering Your success & happiness lies in you. Helen Keller success-happinesslying health in all lands is among the indispensable guarantees of human progress. Helen Keller progresshealthland Rebuffed, but always persevering; self-reproached, but ever regaining faith; undaunted, tenacious, the heart of man labors toward immeasurably distant goals. Helen Keller selfheartmen I never fight, except against difficulties. Helen Keller fightinghelping-otherspeople We differ, blind and seeing, one from another, not in our senses, but in the use we make of them, in the imagination and courage with which we seek wisdom beyond all senses. Helen Keller imaginationmotivationalinspirational
