Swami Vivekananda on fear
Swami Vivekananda116 quotes“The earth is enjoyed by heroes”- this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.”
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Our own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Your success is not measured in terms of what all you obtained but in term of what you become, how you live and what actions you do. Upon this point reflect well and attain great happiness
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Do not hate anybody, because that hatred which comes out from you must, in the long run, come back to you. If you love, that love will come back to you, completing the circle.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Perfect life is a contradiction in terms. Therefore we must always expect to find things not up to our highest ideal. Knowing this, we are bound to make the best of everything.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda There is no end to the power a man can obtain.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Let him who has courage in his mind and love in his heart come with me. I want none else.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Real love is love for love’s sake. I do not ask health or money or life or salvation.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda 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.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Onward, my brave boys – money or no money – men or no men! Have you love? Have you God? Onward and forward to the breach, you are irresistible.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Everything is ended if you forgive and forget.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda None of us have yet seen an ideally perfect man, and yet without that ideal we cannot progress.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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SargamSargam To choose a plain life, I choose neither to lose and nor do I gain, If happiness is not in my destiny, I refuse to accept pain.
Astha SrivastavaAstha Srivastava Steal back your heart – self-love.
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BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
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The darkness that surrounds us cannot hurt us. It is the darkness in your own heart you should fear.
T.L. MartinT.L. Martin Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear.
Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena I was brought up by two extremely intelligent people who gave me the greatest gift that man can give anyone, and that is freedom from fear.
Katharine HepburnKatharine Hepburn Your fears, let them be paperweight.
OvyukiOvyuki You already feel unsure of yourself, and then you see your worst fears in print. It really knocked me – which is why, I think, I was working, working, working, because I was trying to run away from the fact that I thought I couldn’t do it.
Keira KnightleyKeira Knightley Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
Jack KornfieldJack Kornfield Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.
Francis ChanFrancis Chan Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila
