10 Helen Keller Quotes To Overcome Every Barrier In Your Life
Helen Adams Keller, a political activist, an author and a lecturer, became deaf and blind when she was just a baby of 19 months. Her parents enlisted the help of Anne Sullivan, who opened Helen's world by teaching her with a lot of patience. She was the first blind and deaf person to receive a bachelor degree in arts and humanity; she was also the co-founder of the ACLU. Her story has ever since millions of people. Here are 10 quotes by Helen that can help you realize your true potential.
1. “No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.”
2. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.”
3. “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.”
4. “I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.”
5. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
6. “Life is either a great adventure or nothing.”
7. “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”
8. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
9. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
10. “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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