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How futile are words in the ears of those who mourn.

Helen Keller

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Helen Keller
Age: 87 †
Born: 1880
Born: June 27
Died: 1968
Died: June 1
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Peace Activist
Political Activist
Suffragette
Trade Unionist
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Tuscumbia
Alabama
Helen Adams Keller
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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.
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Long before I learned to do a sum in arithmetic or describe the shape of the earth, Miss Sullivan had taught me to find beauty in the fragrant woods, in every blade of grass, and in the curves and dimples of my baby sister's hand.
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I have never believed that my limitations were in any sense punishments or accidents. If I had held such a view, I could never have expected the strength to overcome them.
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Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
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My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious.
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Everybody talks, nobody listens. Good listeners are as rare as white crows.
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I learned that it is possible for us to create light, sound and order within us no matter what calamity befall us in the outer world.
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I fall, I stand still... I trudge on. I gain a little... I get more eager and climb higher and begin to see the widening horizon. Every struggle is a victory.
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The million little things that drop into your hands, The small opportunities each day brings, He leaves us free to use or abuse, And goes unchanging along His silent way
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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
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I believe there are angels among us, sent down to us from somewhere up above. They come to you and me in our darkest hours, to show us how to live, to teach us how to give, to guide us with a light of love.
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Be not dismayed in the future lies the Promised Land.
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The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings. It makes us patient, sensitive, and Godlike. It teaches us that although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
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Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind.
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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.
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Fear: the best way out is through.
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Alone we can do so little together we can do so much.
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God doesn't promise security from life's storms but security in life's storms. God doesn't always call the equipped, but he will always equip the called. In the long run, avoiding danger is no safer than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.
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Burn brightly without burning out. Throw your heart over the fense and the rest will follow. Keep your face to the sunshine and you wont see the shadows
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