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When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.

Swami Vivekananda

Thank God for giving you this world as a moral gymnasium to help your development, but never imagine you can help the world.
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Generosity God Imagination Thankful World
The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself – this is called life.
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Awakening Effort Life Soul Spiritual
I do not want to get material life, do not want the sense-life, but something higher. That is renunciation. Then, by the power of meditation, undo the mischief that has been done.
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Life Material Meditation Myself Power
Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.
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Deep Existence Men Motivational Perfection
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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Book Necessary Number Secret Time
When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.
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Ignorance Men Mindset Perfection
In whatever name or form they are offered, all these flowers are laid at God’s feet, for He is the one Lord of all, the one Soul of all souls.
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Flower God Soul
Liberty is the first condition of growth. It is wrong, a thousand times wrong, if any of you dares to say, ‘I will work out the salvation of this woman or child.
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Children Growth Woman Work Out Wrong
Eka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.
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Begining Devotion Ideal Necessary Practice Religious
Dependence is misery. Independence is happiness.
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Happiness Independence Misery Motivational
You are strong, omnipotent, and omniscient. No matter that you have not expressed it yet, it is in you. All knowledge is in you, all power, all purity, and all freedom-why cannot you express this knowledge? Because you do not believe in it. Believe in it, and it must and will come out.
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Believe Expression Knowledge Motivational Strong Yourself
The earth is enjoyed by heroes”- this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.
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Fear Hero Inspirational Motivational Myself
He who has infinite patience and infinite energy at his back, will alone succeed.
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Alone Energy Patience Perseverance Success
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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Afraid God Motivational People
Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.
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Ability Goal Motivational
Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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Freedom Reality

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