The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDABe grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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We must plunge heart and soul and body into the work. And until we are ready to sacrifice everything else to one Idea and to one alone, we never, never will see the Light.
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He who has infinite patience and infinite energy at his back, will alone succeed.
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Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.
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Our first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.
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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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Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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It is faith that makes a lion of a man.
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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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Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, you Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!
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If 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.
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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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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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The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.
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Real love is love for love’s sake. I do not ask health or money or life or salvation.
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Do not fret because the world looks with suspicion at every new attempt, even though it be in the path of spirituality.
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