Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller, June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968)
American author, educator, and political activist.
Helen Keller dedicated her life to helping the deaf and blind, and as a socialist intellectual, she also contributed to the human rights movement and the labor movement. She lost her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months after suffering from a serious illness. In 1887, at the age of 7, she met Anne Mansfield Sullivan and began her education. In less than a month, Sullivan began teaching her the names of objects in sign language on her palm, and later, she learned to speak by placing her fingers on Sullivan’s throat to “hear” the vibrations. Thanks to Sullivan’s constant guidance and her own diligence, she graduated from Radcliffe College with honors in 1904. After graduating from college, she became interested in the disabled and made significant contributions to disability welfare programs worldwide. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. She wrote many books, including “The Story of My Life” and “Helen Keller’s Journal.”

1. 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 opened for us.
2. Self-pity is our worst enemy. If we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world.
3. Face your shortcomings and admit them. But do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, gentleness, and understanding.
4. It is better to walk with a friend in the dark than alone in the light.
5. If there were only sunshine, there would be no shadows, and we would not know what sunshine is.
6. Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.
7. People do not like to think. Thinking is a painful process. Thinking leads to conclusions. Conclusions are often unpleasant.
8. Is there anything worse than being blind? Yes, having sight but no vision.