Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.

Quote by Helen Keller

Topics: Inspiration Quotes

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...

It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.

It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.

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...

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...

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of...

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of...

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...

Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility...

Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.

While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are...

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are...

Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we...

Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we...

Knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge -- broad, deep knowledge -- is to know...

Knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge -- broad, deep knowledge -- is to know...

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at...

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at...

It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would...

It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would...

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...

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and...

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and...

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may...

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may...

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no...

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no...

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...