The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

A child must feel the flush of victory and the heart-sinking of disappointment before he takes with a will to the tasks distasteful to him and resolves to dance his way through a dull routine of textbooks.

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

When you lose your vision, you lose contact with things. When you lose your hearing, you lose contact with people.

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

Every child has a right to be well-born, well-nurtured and well-taught, and only the freedom of woman can guarantee him this right.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.