I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble

Quote by Helen Keller

Topics: Achievement Quotes, Greatness Quotes, Idealism Quotes

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings. It makes us patient, sensitive,...

The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings. It makes us patient, sensitive,...

I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty...

I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty...

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth...

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth...

What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self.

What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self.

Be happy. Talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness...

Be happy. Talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness...

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...

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...

Why not learn to enjoy the little things -- there are so many of them.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things -- there are so many of them.

What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.

What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.

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...

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

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

My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work...

My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work...