“Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world.”
Helen Keller
This quote is commonly attributed to Helen Keller, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.”
— Helen Keller Primary source“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
— 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“The noblest question in the world is, what good may I do in it?”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“There was never a good knife made of bad steel.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Since then I never pay any attention to anything by experts. I calculate everything myself.”
— Richard Feynman Primary source