Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWe are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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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There is no other teacher but your own soul.
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The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.
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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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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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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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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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We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.
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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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Persevere on, my brave lads, We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough!
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Each soul is a star and all stars are set in the infinite azure, the eternal sky-the Lord.
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My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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Everything is ended if you forgive and forget.
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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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We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life and march beyond even their great achievements.
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