You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you… — Helen Keller · Smartyfair

You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere, and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles—a delight in climbing rugged paths, which you would perhaps never know if you did not sometime slip backward—if the road was always smooth and pleasant.

Helen Keller1880–1968 · activist · 1800s-1900s USAHelen Keller became deaf and blind before she was two years old, but with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan she learned to read, write, and speak.144 quotes

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