Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

Quote by Helen Keller

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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...

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the...

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the...

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children...

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children...

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...

Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.

Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.

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...

Knowledge is love and light and vision.

Knowledge is love and light and vision.

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...

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 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...

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...

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we...

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao looks like a great adventure.

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao looks like a great adventure.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his...