“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened.”

— Helen Keller · Courage quote

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened. — Helen Keller quote card
Author, activist · 1880 – 1968

American author and activist who, deaf and blind from childhood, became a renowned advocate for disability rights.

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