We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

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

—Helen Keller

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Our character...is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be.

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So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

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

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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

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This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

—George Bernard Shaw

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During [these] periods of relaxation after concentrated intellectual activity, the intuitive mind seems to take over and can produce the sudden clarifying insights which give so much joy and delight.

—Fritjof Capra

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Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

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Do not judge men by mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy.

—Edward Chapin

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Give not over thy soul to sorrow; and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Gladness of heart is the life of man and the joyfulness of man is length of days.

—Ecclesiastes

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