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

Topics: Mankind Quotes, Optimism Quotes

There is plenty of courage among us for the abstract but not for the concrete.

There is plenty of courage among us for the abstract but not for the concrete.

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...

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

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...

The highest result of education is tolerance.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Many people know so little about what is beyond their short range of experience. They...

Many people know so little about what is beyond their short range of experience. They...

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...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and...

Doubts and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast heart will...

Doubts and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast heart will...

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...

The million little things that drop into your hands, The small opportunities each day brings,...

The million little things that drop into your hands, The small opportunities each day brings,...

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...

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

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...

With such a pity men preserve alive Pheasants and quails, when they are no fat...

With such a pity men preserve alive Pheasants and quails, when they are no fat...

Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary...

Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary...