The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves. Helen Keller More Quotes by Helen Keller More Quotes From Helen Keller While the right friends are near us, we feel that all is well. Our everyday life blossoms suddenly into bright possibilities. Helen Keller possibilitywellseveryday 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 twilightstrugglemoving 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 herowarmean 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 intelligencelightdarkness 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 abuseopportunityhands 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 determinationlife-isquiet 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 writingdiscoveryhands 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 eyesoulshould-have The only real blind person at Christmas time is he who has not Christmas in his heart. Helen Keller xmaschristmasreal 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 warcountryschool Defeat is simply a signal to press onward. Helen Keller perseverancemotivationallife 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 lightwaterhands I will not just live my life. I will not just spend my life. I will invest my life. Helen Keller investinginspirationallife 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 importantrememberteacher Tolerance is the first principle of community; it is the spirit which conserves the best that all men think. Helen Keller acceptancementhinking Only in quietness do we possess our own minds and discover the resources of the Inner Life. Helen Keller inner-liferesourcesmind 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 naughtychristiantwo Your success and happiness lie in you. External conditions are the accidents Helen Keller successhappinesslying 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 pridespringart Tyranny cannot defeat the power of ideas. Helen Keller defeattyrannyideas
