Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer.
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. Use this quote
It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal. Use this quote
Life is either a great adventure or nothing. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it. Use this quote
No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right. Use this quote
Knowledge is love and light and vision. Use this quote
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. Use this quote
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Use this quote
Once I knew only darkness and stillness... my life was without past or future... but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living. Use this quote