Helen Keller Sight Quotations

The worst thing in the world is not to be born blind, but to be born with sight, and yet have no vision.

The greatest tragedy in life is people who have sight but no vision.

Thus I came up out of Egypt and stood before Sinai, and a power divine touched my spirit and gave it sight, so that I beheld many wonders. And from the sacred mountain I heard a voice which said, ‘Knowledge is love and light and vision.

When one doors closes, another door opens.

It is better to have no sight than it is to have no vision.

The saddest thing in life is people with sight, but without vision.

What is worse than having no sight is being able to see but having no vision.

Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful.

The greatest tragedy to befall a person is to have sight but lack vision.

What could be worse than being born without sight? Being born with sight and no vision.

I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days during their early adult life. Darkness would make them more appreciative of sight; silence would teach them the joys of sound.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.