Man always is perfect, or he never could become so; but he had to realise it.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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One may gain political and social independence, but if one is a slave to his passions and desires, one cannot feel the pure joy of real freedom
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If you are pure, if you are strong, you, one man are equal to the whole world.
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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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Everything is ended if you forgive and forget.
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He who is alone is happy. Do good to all, like everyone, but do not love anyone. It is a bondage, and bondage brings only misery. Live alone in your mind – that is happiness. To have nobody to care for and never minding who cares for one is the way to be free.
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There is no other teacher but your own soul.
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Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
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Say, “I can do everything .” “Even if poison of a snake is powerless if you can firmly deny it.”
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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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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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We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.
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Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.
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Persevere on, my brave lads, We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough!
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Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.
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Let him who has courage in his mind and love in his heart come with me. I want none else.
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