746 Quotes by Helen Keller

Each day comes to me with both hands full of possibilities.

We, the people, are not free. Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means we choose between Tweedledee and Tweedledum. We elect expensive masters to do our work for us, and then blame them because they work for themselves and for their class.

Knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge -- broad, deep knowledge -- is to know true ends from false, and lofty things from low.

It is curious to observe what different ideals of happiness people cherish, and in what singular places they look for this well-spring of their life. Many look for it in the hoarding of riches, some in the pride of power, and others in the achievements of art and literature; a few seek it in the exploration of their own minds, or in search for knowledge.

There is beauty in everything, even in silence and darkness.

Be happy, talk happiness. Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours.

If the blind put their hands in God's, they find their way more surely than those who see but have not faith or purpose.

''Knowledge is power.'' Rather, knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge -- broad, deep knowledge -- is to know true ends from false, and lofty things from low. To know the thoughts and deeds that have marked man's progress is to feel the great heartthrobs of humanity through the centuries; and if one does not feel in these pulsations a heavenward striving, one must indeed be deaf to the harmonies of life.

I, for one, love strength, daring, fortitude. I do not want people to kill the fight in them; I want them to fight for right things.