Not the senses I have but what I do with them is my kingdom. Helen Keller More Quotes by Helen Keller More Quotes From Helen Keller What a strange life I lead- a kind of Cinderella-life-half glitter in crystal shoes, half mice and cinders! But it is a wonderful life all the same. Helen Keller glitter shoes half While the right friends are near us, we feel that all is well. Our everyday life blossoms suddenly into bright possibilities. Helen Keller possibility wells everyday Every optimist moves along with progress and hastens it, while every pessimist would keep the worlds at a standstill. The consequence of pessimism in the life of a nation is the same as in the life of the individual. Pessimism kills the instinct that urges men to struggle against poverty, ignorance and crime, and dries up all the fountains of joy in the world. Helen Keller twilight struggle moving Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought. Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder. Strike against preparedness that means death and misery to millions of human beings. Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction. Be heroes in an army of construction. Helen Keller hero war mean My darkness has been filled with the light of intelligence, and behold, the outer day-lit world was stumbling and groping in social blindness. Helen Keller intelligence light darkness The million little things that drop into your hands, The small opportunities each day brings, He leaves us free to use or abuse, And goes unchanging along His silent way Helen Keller abuse opportunity hands What really counts in life is the quiet meeting of every difficulty with the determination to get out of it all the good there is. Helen Keller determination life-is quiet I don't want to live in a hand -me -down world of others' experiences. I want to write about me, my discoveries, my fears, my feelings, about me. Helen Keller writing discovery hands They took away what should have been my eyes (but I remembered Milton's Paradise). They took away what should have been my ears, (Beethoven came and wiped away my tears) They took away what should have been my tongue, (but I had talked with god when I was young) He would not let them take away my soul, possessing that I still possess the whole. Helen Keller eye soul should-have The only real blind person at Christmas time is he who has not Christmas in his heart. Helen Keller xmas christmas real I cannot but say a word and look my disapproval when I hear that my country is spending millions for war and war engines-more, I have heard, than twice as much as the entire public school system costs the nation. Helen Keller war country school Defeat is simply a signal to press onward. Helen Keller perseverance motivational life The mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that 'W-A-T-E-R' meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, joy, set it free. Helen Keller light water hands I will not just live my life. I will not just spend my life. I will invest my life. Helen Keller investing inspirational life THE most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me Helen Keller important remember teacher Tolerance is the first principle of community; it is the spirit which conserves the best that all men think. Helen Keller acceptance men thinking Only in quietness do we possess our own minds and discover the resources of the Inner Life. Helen Keller inner-life resources mind I am not a perfect being. . . . I have more faults than I know what to do with. I have a naughty temper. I am stubborn, impatient of hindrances and of stupidity. I have not in the truest sense a Christian spirit. I am naturally a fighter. I am lazy. I put off till tomorrow what I might better do today. I do not feel that I have been compensated for the two senses I lack. I have worked hard for all the senses I have got, and always I beg for more. Helen Keller naughty christian two Your success and happiness lie in you. External conditions are the accidents Helen Keller success happiness lying It is curious to observe what different ideals of happiness people cherish, and in what singular places they look for this well-spring of their life. Many look for it in the hoarding of riches, some in the pride of power, and others in the achievements of art and literature; a few seek it in the exploration of their own minds, or in search for knowledge. Helen Keller pride spring art
