Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWhen a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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Religion is realization; not talk, nor doctrine, nor theories however beautiful they may be. It is being and becoming, not hearing, or acknowledging; it is the whole soul becoming what it believes.
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Mind you, there is no value in learning. You are all mistaken in learning. The only value of knowledge is in the strengthening, the disciplining, of the mind.
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None of us have yet seen an ideally perfect man, and yet without that ideal we cannot progress.
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When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
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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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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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You must all pay attention to your health first.
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Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
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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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The help which tends to make us spiritually strong is the highest help, next to it comes intellectual help and after that comes physical help.
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Liberty is the first condition of growth. It is wrong, a thousand times wrong, if any of you dares to say, ‘I will work out the salvation of this woman or child.
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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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The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.
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We, we, and none else, are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects, and we are the causes.
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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
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