"I had once believed that we were all……" — Helen Keller
"I had once believed that we were all masters of our fate--that we could mold our lives into any form we pleased... I had overcome deafness and blindness sufficiently to be happy, and I supposed that anyone could come out victorious if he threw himself valiantly into life's struggle. But as I went more and more about the country I learned that I had spoken with assurance on a subject I knew little about... I learned that the power to rise in the world is not within the reach of everyone."
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370 Quotes by Helen Keller
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Gullibility is the key to all adventures. The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he who gets…
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What a joy it is to feel the soft, springy earth under my feet once more, to follow grassy roads…
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I feel the delightful, velvety texture of a flower, and discover its remarkable convolutions; and something of the miracle of…
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A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.
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Tolerance is the first principle of community; it is the spirit which conserves the best that all men think.
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I have visited sweatshops, factories, and crowded slums. If I could not see it, I could smell it. The foundation…
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Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction! Be heroes in an army of construction!
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Life is short and unpredictable. Eat the dessert first!
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Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.
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Once I knew the depth where no hope was and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love…
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Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
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