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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I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within me immortal longings.

I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within me immortal longings.

Many persons have the wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained...

Many persons have the wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security is mostly a superstition. It does...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security is mostly a superstition. It does...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still...

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still...

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

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

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

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

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...