Helen Keller Quotes

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.

Helen Keller

• Mind
• Balance
• Tolerance
• Oneself
• Bicycle

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• Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.

  

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  • Balance
  • Tolerance