Helen Keller quotes

“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.”

— Helen Keller

“We may have found a cure for most evils; but we have found no remedy for the worst of them all, the apathy of human beings.”

— Helen Keller

“People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.”

— Helen Keller

“What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self.”

— Helen Keller

“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.”

— Helen Keller

“No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right.”

— Helen Keller

“There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.”

— Helen Keller

“Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful.”

— Helen Keller

“Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!”

— Helen Keller

“My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious. ”

— Helen Keller

“It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length.”

— Helen Keller