Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all—the apathy of human beings.

—Helen Keller

About Helen Keller

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Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American deafblind author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer.

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Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn whatever state I am in, therin to be content.

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Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousand of miles and all the years you have lived.

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To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.

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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.

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I do not want the peace which passeth understanding; I want
the understanding which bringeth peace.

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History

11 Jul 2025 Added
26 Oct 2026 Wording changed

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Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings.