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

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.

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of th brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.

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

The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.” Helen Keller

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

 “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” Helen Keller

“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.” Helen Keller

“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.” Helen Keller

“Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.” 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