American - Author | June 27, 1880 - June 1, 1968
My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious.
Helen Keller
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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.
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It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.
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Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.
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To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.
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Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
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Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.
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As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.
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It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length.
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No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right.
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