It is not miserable to be blind; it is miserable to be incapable of enduring blindness.

They took away what should have been my eyes, (But I remembered Milton's Paradise). They took away what should have been my ears, (Beethoven came and wiped away my tears). They took away what should have been my tongue, (But I had talked with God when I was young). He would not let them take away my soul- Possessing that, I still possess the whole.

The best things in life are not seen or heard ... but felt with the heart.

So much has been given to me, I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied.

I thank God for my handicaps, for, through them, I have found myself, my work, and my God.

Scoff not at the natural defects of any which are not in their power to amend. Oh, it is cruel to beat a cripple with his own crutches.

Mock not at those who are misshapen by nature.

Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world-making the most of one's best.