“No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land.”
Helen Keller
Optimism (Primary source)
Optimism presents Keller’s philosophy that despite her deafness and blindness, true happiness comes from inner faith rather than material circumstances. She argues optimism enables achievement and is essential for human progress and personal fulfillment.
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
— Helen Keller Primary source“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.”
— Helen Keller Primary source“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
— Helen Keller Primary source“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
— Helen Keller Primary source“Do not do that which you would not have known.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Approve not of him that commends all you say.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
— Winston Churchill Disputed“There is no little enemy.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source