No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the horizon of the spirit. —Helen Keller
“No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the horizon of the spirit.”

Helen Keller AUTHOR, LECTURER, ACTIVIST

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Kennan.Demi from 2559 Longmeadow Rd MAY 15, 2020
Great power exists in our hearts
sandor from denver JULY 24, 2017
Pessimism is but a point of view. Its a foe that will close the spirit from questing forward . When all things go wrong it is hard not to get jaded and to forecast into the future how everything is but a dismal failer.

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