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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The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must...

The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must...

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold...

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold...

Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts...

Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts...

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

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.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

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...

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in...

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in...

Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy...

Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy...

Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow

Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in...

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in...

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...

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...

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within me immortal longings.

I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within me immortal longings.

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...

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...

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for...

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for...

When a writer knows home in his heart, his heart must remain subtly apart from...

When a writer knows home in his heart, his heart must remain subtly apart from...

A girls heart is like a dark wood

A girls heart is like a dark wood

War is the father of us all, King of all. Some it makes gods, some...

War is the father of us all, King of all. Some it makes gods, some...

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my...

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my...

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.