They only live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDABe an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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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I do not want to get material life, do not want the sense-life, but something higher. That is renunciation. Then, by the power of meditation, undo the mischief that has been done.
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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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Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
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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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Eka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.
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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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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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True progress is slow but sure.
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The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves.
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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 we react, we become slaves. A man blames me, and I immediately react in the form of anger. A little vibration which he created made me a slave.
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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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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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Thank God for giving you this world as a moral gymnasium to help your development, but never imagine you can help the world.
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