Helen Keller

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

"I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace."

"I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers."

"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow."

"Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same."

"Many people know so little about what is beyond their short range of experience. They look within themselves - and find nothing! Therefore they conclude that there is nothing outside themselves either."

"My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious."

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

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

"Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings."

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing."

"Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!"

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart."

"The highest result of education is tolerance."

"The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse."

"To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug."

"We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world."

"When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another."