100+ Swami Vivekananda Quotes | Minimalist Quotes

This is the first lesson to learn: be determined not to curse anything outside, not to lay the blame upon anyone outside, but stand up, lay the blame on yourself. You will find that is always true. Get hold of yourself.
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Blame Determination Inspirational Lesson
Blame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.
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Blame Commitment Ignorance Mistake
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
We, we, and none else, are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects, and we are the causes.
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Responsibility Suffering
If you are pure, if you are strong, you, one man are equal to the whole world.
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Equality Man Motivational Strong World
It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.
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Calm Deep Manifestation Power
The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.
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Inspirational Motivational Thinking Weakness
When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
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Death Goodness Reason
The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.
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Attainment Progress Test
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
All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.
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Body Food Force Human
Man always is perfect, or he never could become so; but he had to realise it.
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Himself Men Perfection
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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Ability Gift Grateful Help Men Poor Yourself
Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference.
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Character Difference Fame Learning Money Pay Wall
I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion – it is India.
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Country Himself Religion 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
The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves.
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Funny History Inspirational Men Success
The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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Body Divine Greatness Mind Strength Word
The man who becomes angry never does a great amount of work, and the man whom nothing can make angry accomplishes so much.
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Accomplishment Anger Greatness Man
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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Attachment Avoid Endurance Liberty
The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.
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High Knowledge World
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
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
He who has infinite patience and infinite energy at his back, will alone succeed.
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Alone Energy Patience Perseverance Success
The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.
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Nation Progress Treatment Woman
Talk to yourself atleast once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.
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Excellence Missing Motivational Talk Yourself
True progress is slow but sure.
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Inspirational One Liner Progress True

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