Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.

Quote by Helen Keller

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I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind...

I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind...

All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.

All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.

Death...is no more than passing from one room into another. But theres a difference for...

Death...is no more than passing from one room into another. But theres a difference for...

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are...

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are...

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but...

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes...

Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes...

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do...

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security is mostly a superstition. It does...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security is mostly a superstition. It does...

I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is...

I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is...

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the...

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the...

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than...

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than...

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children...

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children...

My darkness has been filled with the light of intelligence, and behold, the outer day-lit...

My darkness has been filled with the light of intelligence, and behold, the outer day-lit...

A man can't make a place for himself in the sun if he keeps taking...

A man can't make a place for himself in the sun if he keeps taking...

Knowledge is love and light and vision.

Knowledge is love and light and vision.

Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well...

Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well...

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but...

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but...

Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the...

Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the...