“The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life. It be true that optimism compels the world forward, and pessimism retards it, them it is dangerous to propagate a pessimistic philosophy.”
Helen Keller (verified)
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 (verified)“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.”
— Helen Keller (verified)“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 (verified)“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
— Helen Keller (verified)“The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops—no, but the kind of man the country turns out.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)“It was for beauty that the world was made.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)“What is the hardest task in the world? To think.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)“Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.”
— Leonardo da Vinci (unverified)