Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help one by talking about his fault; you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.
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Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.
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As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave.
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The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
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When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
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Why are people so afraid? The answer is that they have made themselves helpless and dependent on others. We are so lazy, we do not want to do anything ourselves. We want a Personal God, a Savior or a Prophet to do everything for us.
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They only live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.
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Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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No one is ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself. The external teacher offers only the suggestion, which arouses the internal teacher, who helps us to understand things.
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Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, and fear is wrong life. All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear.
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Each soul is a star and all stars are set in the infinite azure, the eternal sky-the Lord.
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Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.
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Feel like Christ and you will be a Christ; feel like Buddha and you will be a Buddha. It is feeling that is the life, the strength, the vitality, without which no amount of intellectual activity can reach God.
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Do not desire, for what you desire you get, and with it comes terrible bondage. It is nothing but bringing “noses on us,” as in the case of the man who had three boons to ask. We never get freedom until we are self-contained. “Self is the Saviour of self, none else.”
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Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.
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