12 Quotes by Anne Sullivan

Anne Sullivan was an American teacher and mentor to Helen Keller, the famous deaf-blind writer and activist. Sullivan herself was partially blind, but she was able to overcome her disability and become one of the most influential educators in history. Through her patient and persistent teaching methods, she was able to unlock Keller’s potential and help her become a world-renowned writer and activist. Sullivan’s legacy has inspired countless teachers and educators around the world, and her story is a testament to the power of perseverance and determination. (Bio)

Anne Sullivan Quotes


You can’t touch love, but you can feel the sweetness that it pours into everything. (Meaning)

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We all make mistakes, as the hedgehog said as he climbed off the scrubbing brush

We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains. (Meaning)

I’d rather break stones on the king’s highway than hem a handkerchief.

I cannot explain it; but when difficulties arise, I am not perplexed or doubtful. I know how to meet them.

People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved.

Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.

Language grows out of life, out of its needs and experiences.

We all like stories that make us cry. It’s so nice to feel sad when you’ve nothing in particular to feel sad about.

The Great War proved how confused the world is. Depression is proving it again.

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Yes, I am proud, and very humble too.

We have no firm hold on any knowledge or philosophy that can lift us out of our difficulties.

― Anne Sullivan Quotes

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