I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind and deaf for a few days during his early adult life. Darkness would make him appreciate sight, silence would teach him the joys of sound.

Quote by Helen Keller

Topics: Blessing In Disguise Quotes, Darkness Quotes

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.

College isn't the place to go for ideas.

College isn't the place to go for ideas.

Literature is my utopia

Literature is my utopia

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...

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no...

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no...

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...

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...

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering...

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering...

True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose

True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose

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...

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

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...

As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens...

As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens...

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought...

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought...

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

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...

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land,...

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land,...

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...