Aphorisms from Helen Keller

While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.


Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.


No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.


It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.

And my favorite:

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.