The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me. I am filled with wonder when I consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives which it connects. It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old.

THE most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me

Four things to learn in life: To think clearly without hurry or confusion; To love everybody sincerely; To act in everything with the highest motives; To trust God unhesitatingly.

The heart of a friend gives out sufficient light for us in the dark to rise by.

While the right friends are near us, we feel that all is well. Our everyday life blossoms suddenly into bright possibilities.

Defeat is simply a signal to press onward.

Don't give me the peace that passeth understanding, give me understanding.