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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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.

All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.

All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the...

It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the...

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.

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...

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

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

The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next.

The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next.

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

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

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

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

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

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

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

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...

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...

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...

For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the...

For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the...

Some folk want their luck buttered.

Some folk want their luck buttered.