I believe humility is a virtue, but I prefer not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary. Helen Keller More Quotes by Helen Keller More Quotes From Helen Keller The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me. I am filled with wonder when I consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives which it connects. It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old. Helen Keller teachertwoyears Oh, you think the darkness is your ally, but you merely adopted the dark. I was born in it. Molded by it. Helen Keller alliesdarkthinking Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves. Helen Keller compassionhappinessthinking Life is short and unpredictable. Eat the dessert first! Helen Keller dessert-firstlife-is-shortinspirational-life Make the most of every sense; glory in all the facets of pleasure and beauty which the world reveals to you... Helen Keller pleasuregloryworld My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious. Helen Keller literatureworkinspirational Look the world straight in the eye. Helen Keller confidenceself-esteemmotivational It is a mistake always to contemplate the good and ignore the evil, because by making people neglectful it lets in disaster. Helen Keller businessmistakeinspirational Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought. Helen Keller battlewarpeace A man can't make a place for himself in the sun if he keeps taking refuge under the family tree. Helen Keller familymeaningfulmen The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness, but the attitude of seeing people towards them. Helen Keller blindattitudepeople One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. Helen Keller leadershipinspirationallife Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours ... never doubt the excellence and permanence of what is yet to be. Join the great company of those who make the barren places of life fruitful with kindness. Helen Keller sadnesskindnesshappiness The highest result of education is tolerance. Helen Keller forgivenesseducationteacher Reality even when it is sad is better than illusions. Illusions are at the mercy of any winds that blow. Real happiness must come from within, from a fixed purpose and faith in one's fellow men. Helen Keller realblowmen Every one of us is blind and deaf until our eyes are opened to our fellowmen, until our ears hear the voice of humanity. Helen Keller voiceeyehumanity Be happy, talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours. Helen Keller sadnessenoughworld Long before I learned to do a sum in arithmetic or describe the shape of the earth, Miss Sullivan had taught me to find beauty in the fragrant woods, in every blade of grass, and in the curves and dimples of my baby sister's hand. Helen Keller curvesbabyhands What induces a child to learn but his delight in knowing? Helen Keller delightknowingchildren As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision. Helen Keller night-visionselfish-peopletrue-joy
