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Helen Keller Quotes

"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit""These are some additional quotes attributed to Helen Keller.""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.""People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.""Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.""So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.""The highest result of education is tolerance.""Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.""Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.""Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.""My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me""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""Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved""We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world""The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision""Your success and happiness lie in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties""Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light""The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart""Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light""Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it"