Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAIf you have knowledge and see a man weak, do not condemn him. Go to his level and help him if you can. He must grow.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
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Do one thing at a Time, and while doing it put your whole Soul into it to the exclusion of all else.
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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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The man who gives way to anger, or hatred, or any other passion, cannot work; he only breaks himself to pieces, and does nothing practical. It is the calm, forgiving, equable, well-balanced mind that does the greatest amount of work.
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Everything is ended if you forgive and forget.
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The great lesson is, that unity is behind all. Call it God, Love, Spirit. Allah, Jehovah – it is the same unity that animates all life from the lowest animal to the noblest man.
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What we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.
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Never say NO, Never say, ‘I cannot’, for you are INFINITE. All the power is WITHIN you. You can do anything.
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Onward, my brave boys – money or no money – men or no men! Have you love? Have you God? Onward and forward to the breach, you are irresistible.
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Our own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice.
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We, we, and none else, are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects, and we are the causes.
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You must all pay attention to your health first.
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Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.
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Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.
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Ishvara is the highest manifestation of the Absolute Reality, or in other words, the highest possible reading of the Absolute by the human mind. Creation is eternal, and so also is Ishvara.
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