Although the world is full of suffering, it's full also of the overcoming it. —Helen Keller
“Although the world is full of suffering, it's full also of the overcoming it.”

Helen Keller author, lecturer, activist

Overcoming
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edward from elizabet APRIL 3, 2017
very beautiful and that is a perfrect quote
Kristina from Essex junction Vermont OCTOBER 26, 2016
Thank you for reminding me that we can overcome
Rajadurai VKA from Bangalore OCTOBER 20, 2016
Should be on wall <3
Hayden from US OCTOBER 18, 2016
Its Amazing how she was blind and deaf and she still was so very smart.
Papa Lawrence from Colorado Rocky Mountains OCTOBER 18, 2016
I love how a woman who had so much for which that she could have held anger or sadness, she instead held forth courage and strength
Sophie from Oregon OCTOBER 18, 2016
This is so inspirational!
Betsy from Oshkosh OCTOBER 18, 2016
We are stronger than we think
Bill from Dayton, OH OCTOBER 18, 2016
Overcoming, however, often takes compassion of others, encouragement if not outright help. What can we offer to people who think erroneously that Trump will save them?

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