What is worse than having no sight is being able to see but having no vision.
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Faith is a mockery if it does not teach us that we can build a more complete and beautiful world.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Faith should inspire us to create a better and more beautiful world rather than merely existing in belief.
In this quote, Helen Keller emphasizes that true faith transcends mere belief and should manifest in actionable aspirations towards building a more beautiful and complete world. It suggests that faith is a powerful motivator that can lead us to strive for positive change and contribute to the improvement of humanity and society as a whole.
Themes
FaithBelieveChangeWorldBeauty
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about community service, one might say this quote to inspire action.
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Knowledge is power." Rather, knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge - broad, deep knowledge - is to know true ends from false, and lofty things from low. To know the thoughts and deeds that have marked man's progress is to feel the great heart-throbs of humanity through the centuries; and if one does not feel in these pulsations a heavenward striving, one must indeed be deaf to the harmonies of life.
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Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction. Be heroes in an army of construction.
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Our beloved ones have not 'gone to a far country.' It is only the veil of sense that separates them from us, and even that veil grows thin when our thoughts reach out to them.
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It's wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky. Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears.
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