“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.”

— Helen Keller · Happiness quote

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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Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.

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Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.

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