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. Helen keller
I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace. Helen keller
Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained. Helen keller
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. Helen keller
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. Helen keller
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. Helen keller
The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker. Helen keller
As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill. Helen keller
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. Helen keller
I can see, and that is why I can be happy, in what you call the dark, but which to me is golden. I can see a God-made world, not a manmade world. Helen keller
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. Helen keller
So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good. Helen keller
Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations because we lack equilibrium between light and darkness. Helen keller
True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen keller
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. Helen keller