“‘Tomorrow!’ What possibilities there are in that word.”
Helen Keller
We Bereaved (Primary source)
In We Bereaved, Helen Keller offers compassionate reflections on grief, loss, and faith for those mourning loved ones. Drawing from her own experiences with suffering, she provides comfort and wisdom, emphasizing that the bereaved belong to humanity’s largest company.
“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“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 Primary source“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
— Helen Keller Primary source“’Tis easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“As we must account for every idle word, so we must for every idle silence.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”
— Thomas Jefferson Primary source“Have you something to do tomorrow; do it today.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source