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“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
— Helen Keller“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
— Helen Keller“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“If you see smoke, there must be fire.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson“You may be too cunning for one, but not for all.”
— Benjamin Franklin“For what are we born if not to aid one another?”
— Ernest Hemingway“It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.”
— Winston Churchill