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If I am happy in spite of my deprivations, if my happiness is so deep that it is a faith, so thoughtful that it becomes a philosophy of life. If, in short, I am an optimist, my testimony to the creed of optimism is

If I am happy in spite of my deprivations, if my happiness is so deep that it is a faith, so thoughtful that it becomes a philosophy of life. If, in short, I am an optimist, my testimony to the creed of optimism is worth hearing.

Helen Keller
Happiness, Philosophy, Sisterhood
Helen Keller (2012). “Optimism”, p.3, Simon and Schuster

The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life. If it be true that optimism compels the world forward, and pessimism retards it, then it is dangerous to propagate a pessimistic philosophy.

Helen Keller
Family, Philosophy, Optimism
Helen Keller (2010). “The World I Live In and Optimism: A Collection of Essays”, p.102, Courier Corporation

I take happiness very seriously. It is a creed, a philosophy and an objective.

Helen Keller
Philosophy, Creeds, Objectives
Helen Keller (2000). “To Love this Life: Quotations”, p.27, American Foundation for the Blind

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