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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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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful.

Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful.

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.

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...

The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were...

The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were...

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...

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched....

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched....

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...

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall...

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall...

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 best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard,...

The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard,...

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...

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...

As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the...

As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the...

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...

Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!

Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!