Quote of the day: Helen Keller's words of wisdom on concept of security— ‘….does not exist in nature’

Legendry author Helen Keller shared her insight on security, suggesting that it is more of a superstition than a natural state of existence. According to the social activist, the concept of security is primarily a superstition and is absent in nature.

Quote of the day by Helen Keller: “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature’” — from “The Open Door”

The renowned novelist, who lost her sight and hearing capability after a bout of illness during infancy, was undeterred by life's difficulties and went on to become the first deafblind person in the United States to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama

Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, in 1880 to Army captain and editor, Arthur Henley Keller, and Catherine Everett Keller, Helen Keller had four siblings.

Her first teacher Anne Sullivan stepped into her life as a guardian angel who taught Keller language, reading and writing, and remained a life-long companion for almost 50 years. She earned her bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College in 1904. She wrote a total of 14 books and hundreds of speeches and essays during her lifetime.

Eventually, Keller became a world-famous speaker, author and an advocate for people with disabilities who travelled the world to deliver motivational speeches about deaf people's conditions. A suffragist, pacifist, Christian socialist, birth control supporter and opponent of Woodrow Wilson, she was friends with several famous personalities, including Alexander Graham Bell, Charlie Chaplin and Mark Twain.

Helen Keller's top 10 motivational quotes

• The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
• The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.
• Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
• Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
• Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
• Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
• Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.
• The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings. It makes us patient, sensitive, and Godlike. It teaches us that although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
• If I could have only one of my senses then I would choose hearing, Then I wouldn't feel so all alone.
• The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place.