Helen Keller became both deaf and blind as a toddler but still learned to speak and think sophisticatedly as an American author, political activist and lecturer as shown in these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@IamHelenKeller
Some of her quotes:
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.
Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.
I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind and deaf for a few days during his early adult life. Darkness would make him appreciate sight, silence would teach him the joys of sound.
Ideas without action are worthless.
Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.
Life is a daring adventure or nothing.
Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched …but are felt in the heart.
The heart has eyes which the brain knows nothing of.
The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings. It makes us patient, sensitive, and Godlike. It teaches us that although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
To be blind is bad, but worse is to have eyes and not see.
True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.
Your success and happiness lie in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invisible host against difficulties.
Quotes from her and other people:
https://www.joyofquotes.com/inspirational-quotes-by-author.html
