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Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.

Swami Vivekananda

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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God Inspirational Motivational Ourselves
The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.
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Attainment Progress Test
Blame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.
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Blame Commitment Ignorance Mistake
The Hindus have to learn a little bit of materialism from the West and teach them a little bit of spirituality.
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Learning Spirituality Teaching
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
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
Our own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice.
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Coward Fear Greatness Selfishness
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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Desire Joy Passion Reality
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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Death Fear Hell Inspirational Life Motivational Wrong
Eka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.
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Begining Devotion Ideal Necessary Practice Religious
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
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
True progress is slow but sure.
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Inspirational One Liner Progress True
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
Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, you Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!
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Inspirational Learning Lesson Risk Win
Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.
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Deep Existence Men Motivational Perfection

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