Helen Keller

So long as the love of liberty is not dead in the hearts of men, and so long as the love of justice remains, so long shall we have the spirit of progress.

We are never really happy until we learn to lose ourselves in the service of others.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world.

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

The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.

We are never so helpless as when we are at the mercy of our own desires.

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

It is a great pity that people so often judge by what they see and hear and never by what is felt.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

I will not shut myself up in a dark room to brood over my limitations. I will use the gifts I have, and I will be grateful.

The greatest calamity that can befall a man is to lose his own soul.

The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.

Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within.

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.

The future is a world of possibilities.

I am not content to be a mere echo. I want to be a voice.

True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.