When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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There is only one Soul in the Universe. There is no ‘you’ or ‘me’; all variety is merged into the absolute unity, the one infinite existence – God.
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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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Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.
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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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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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Each soul is a star and all stars are set in the infinite azure, the eternal sky-the Lord.
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There is no end to the power a man can obtain.
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Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. The moment you fear, you are nobody. Be a hero. Always say, ‘I have no fear’. Tell this to everybody-‘Have no fear’.
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He whose book of the heart has been opened needs no other books.
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The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.
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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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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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Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.
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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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