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Most people measure their happiness in terms of physical pleasure and material possession. Could they win some visible goal which they have set on the horizon, how happy they would be! Lacking this gift or that circumstance, they would be miserable. If happiness is to be so measured,... Read Full Overview

A Treatise on the Power of Optimism

Rendered deaf and blind by scarlet fever at the age of a year and a half, Helen Keller-- with the help of Anne Sullivan, other teachers, and her own determination-- learned to read, write, and speak several languages... Read Full Overview

Who better than Helen Keller to write about optimism? Helen Keller became blind when she was nineteen months old. At the time children who were deaf and blind were simply given up on. But Helen's mother read that a deaf blind person had been educated and decided to explore that... Read Full Overview

Optimism: An Essay by Helen Keller

Who better than Helen Keller to write about optimism? Helen Keller became blind when she was nineteen months old. At the time children who were deaf and blind were simply given up on. But Helen's mother read that a deaf blind person had been educated and decided to explore that... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1903. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks, notations and other marginalia... Read Full Overview

AN INSPIRATIONAL ESSAY ON THE ONE TRAIT A WOMAN BORN DEAF AND BLIND - MANY WOULD THINK - SHOULD NOT HAVE: OPTIMISM Once I knew the depth where no hope was, and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love came and set my soul free. Once I knew only darkness and stillness... Read Full Overview

Optimism is a classic and inspirational essay by Helen Keller on the topic of optimism that serves as one of the best self-help books that one could find. This great work contains this snippet: Could we choose our environment, and were desire in human undertakings synonymous... Read Full Overview

Could we choose our environment, and were desire in human undertakings synonymous with endowment, all men would, I suppose, be optimists. Certainly most of us regard happiness as the proper end of all earthly enterprise. The will to be happy animates alike the philosopher, the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Discover the enduring power of positive thinking in "Optimism: An Essay" by Helen Keller. This inspirational work explores the profound impact of optimism on navigating life's challenges. Keller, a remarkable figure known for overcoming immense adversity, shares her insightful... Read Full Overview

Who better than Helen Keller to write about optimism? Helen Keller became blind when she was nineteen months old. At the time children who were deaf and blind were simply given up on. But Helen's mother read that a deaf blind person had been educated and decided to explore that... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview